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The Conversation Africa Dolors Palau-Sampio, Full Professor of Journalism, Universitat de València •

Maricarmen Abascal: how a disabled, evicted 87-year-old woman became a political football in Spain’s upcoming election

Maricarmen Abascal: how a disabled, evicted 87-year-old woman became a political football in Spain’s upcoming election

Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction and activism made her an emblem of Spain’s mass housing protests.

Maricarmen Abascal, who was evicted on September 23, became a symbol of Spain's housing protests. She died on October 7 in a Madrid hospital. Barcex/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In Spain, an average … [+7034 chars]
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