Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests
Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis.
France 24 reports: Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis.
Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
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