https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-protesters-see-madness-of-rising-rent-and-a-martyr-in-maricarmenContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-protesters-see-madness-of-rising-rent-and-a-martyr-in-maricarmenhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-protesters-see-madness-of-rising-rent-and-a-martyr-in-maricarmen#u119967Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:50:22 +0000An 87-year-old pensioner named María del Carmen Abascal, also known as Maricarmen, died at Gregorio Marañó Hospital following a high-profile eviction from her lifelong home in Madrid. Carried out on a stretcher after living in the residence for 70 years, her removal triggered nationwide protests across Spain against soaring rents and housing costs. The eviction case, which involved multiple attempts before authorities succeeded, galvanized public anger and union calls for a general strike over housing. Spanish politicians have traded blame in the wake of her death as the housing crisis fuels b