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Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.
Tens of thousands of people have protested in Madrid and other Spanish cities amid a mounting housing crisis, after the government failed to pass emergency affordable housing legislation in parliament. More than 50 demonstrations took place on Saturday. The protests follow the forcible eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
Sky News – World Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.
Spain's parliament has rejected two government affordable-housing decrees and tens of thousands have protested nationwide, leaving a political crisis over housing affordability unresolved.
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Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities after new legislation fails to pass Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities as they step up demands for action to tackle a mounting housing crisis after government measures were struck down by the opposition. Demonstrators on Saturday waved posters calling for a general strike after the measu…
Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.
Sky News – World Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spanish cities in protest at the country's housing crisis in the wake of the forcible eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
BBC News – World More than 50 protests are taking place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
NPR – US The United States on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings. The pair remain in US custody following a January military raid.
NYTimes – World The British government says it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed its consulate.
NYTimes – US Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is recovering after a botched execution in which she survived two lethal injections, her lawyers say. She is now conscious, speaking and walking in hospital, though she had earlier been reported to have pneumonia and limited arm movement. A judge has ordered evidence from the failed execution preserved, and her legal future remains unclear.
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