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Tens of thousands march in Madrid to mourn pensioner whose eviction sparked housing protests

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What happened

Tens of thousands of protesters joined a march in Madrid Thursday to mark the death of 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September sparked a wave of housing protests that prompted the…

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  • Tens of thousands of protesters joined a march in Madrid Thursday to mark the death of 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September sparked a wave of housing protests that prompted the…
  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:45:35 UTC.

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  1. Thousands march in Madrid after death of evicted pensioner Maricarmen

  2. Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests

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  4. Tens of thousands march in Madrid to mourn pensioner whose eviction sparked housing protests

  5. French student protests: Police impunity ‘below' the standards of a 'well-functioning democracy’

  6. Govt advises social media platforms to act on unlawful posts related to protests

  7. Live: 141 French high schools closed as student protests continue for fifth day

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