Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home
Riot police used teargas and force to evict an 87-year-old disabled woman from her long-term Madrid apartment. The eviction, carried out on behalf of a property developer, sparked significant protests from housing rights activists and public figures.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the intensifying conflict between property development and housing security in major European cities, fueling political debate over tenant rights.
Maricarmen’s case was taken up by Madrid’s tenants’ union in city where the right to housing is a live issue. Photograph: David Canales/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Maricarmen’s case was taken up by Madrid’s tenants’ union in city where the right to housing is a live issue. Photograph: David Canales/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Spain Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developer
Prefer the Guardian on Google There were violent scenes in Madrid on Wednesday as riot police fought with protesters trying to prevent the eviction of a disabled 87-year-old woman from her apartment in the El Retiro district of the city.
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