https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eviction-of-87-year-old-sparks-encampment-protest-in-madrid-over-housing-crisisContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eviction-of-87-year-old-sparks-encampment-protest-in-madrid-over-housing-crisishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eviction-of-87-year-old-sparks-encampment-protest-in-madrid-over-housing-crisis#u92890Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:16:51 +0000Tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday and established an overnight encampment in the historic Puerta del Sol plaza. The protests erupted following the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from the apartment where she lived for more than seventy years. Demonstrators gathered to demand lower rents and stronger tenant protections amid a deepening housing crisis across Spain. The demonstrations extended into a second day on Sunday as multigenerational families and additional citizens joined the camp, placing intense pressure on the progressive government to add