Maricarmen

An 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home in Madrid in dramatic scenes that have become a flashpoint in Spain's housing crisis. Campaigners, including Extinction Rebellion Madrid, responded by camping in Puerta del Sol after demonstrations against evictions, chanting 'Not one more Maricarmen'. Activists are framing the case as evidence that vulnerable tenants, especially elderly women, are being pushed out amid a severe housing shortage.

Protesters marched in Madrid over the eviction of an elderly tenant known as Maricarmen, demanding urgent housing action. Placards called for a rent strike and a general strike, while some banners warned the city would become 'la tumba del rentismo' — the tomb of rentierism. The case has become a rallying point against rising rents and landlord power in Spain.