Evicted Spanish pensioner to return home, lawyer says Maricarmen, who is 87 years old, is a wheelchair user and a resident of the Spanish capital's Retiro neighborhood, according to DW.
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Evicted Spanish pensioner to return home, lawyer says, according to DW.
Hundreds of people are continuing to camp in one of Madrid's mains quares to protest Maricarmen Abascal's removal from her home last Wednesday, according to RTÉ News.
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✓ See how we verified it and its 2 sources✓ How we verified this storyAttributed (not independently confirmed) Maricarmen, who is 87 years old, became a symbol of the housing crisis in Spain after she was evicted last week from the apartment she had lived in for decades — DW An elderly woman who was evicted from the Madrid apartment she lived most of her life in and whose case sparked widespread solidarity protests across Spain, is going to be able to return home, her… — DW Video last week showed Maria del Carmen Abascal, known by her nickname Maricarmen, being taken out of the building on a stretcher and driven away in an ambulance — DW Maricarmen, who is 87 years old, is a wheelchair user and a resident of the Spanish capital's Retiro neighborhood — DW Rising prices and a shortage of homes have pushed people out of the market in Europe's fourth-largest economy, with the weekend's protest having put pressure on Spain's left-wing government led by… — DW On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Spanish capital, with many having then pitched tents in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza at the end of the night. — DW This story was checked against 2 independent sources. We only present as fact what reliable sources confirm; everything else is attributed.
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