What changed in this update
Maricarmen Abascal, the octogenarian woman whose eviction set off housing protests across Spain, has died, a tenants' union in Madrid has said. Unions are now calling for a nationwide general strike on November 11.
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Death of Maricarmen Abascal, evicted Spanish pensioner
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Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide housing protests in Spain, died on 7 October while hospitalized, according to Madrid's tenants' union. Unions have called for a nationwide general strike on 11 November.
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What changed
Maricarmen Abascal's death is now reported to have occurred on 7 October while she was hospitalized.
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France 24
Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union
DW
Evicted Spanish pensioner who sparked housing protests has died, Madrid tenant union says
Maricarmen Abascal, the octogenarian woman whose eviction set off housing protests across Spain, has died, a tenants' union in Madrid has said. Unions are now calling for a nationwide general strike on November 11.
