Evicted 87-year-old urges Madrid anti-eviction protest from hospital bed

Evicted 87-year-old urges Madrid anti-eviction protest from hospital bed

87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal urged Spaniards to join a Madrid demonstration against evictions on Saturday afternoon, September 26. In a video from her hospital bed, she said "Please, fight." The appeal followed her September 23 eviction from the Madrid flat where she had lived 70 years. Whether turnout sustains pressure remains to be seen.

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