22 days ago · Madrid
Eviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid highlights Spain's housing crisis
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. NPR World, Euronews, GDELT Global News DOC API, The Guardian UK, Sky News World, ABC Australia, RTHK International News, Channel NewsAsia Latest, The Straits Times World, France 24 English, NBC News Top Stories, BBC News Europe, South China Morning Post Asia, and New York Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Madrid. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 14:41 UTC. 33 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Eviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid highlights Spain's housing crisis”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Police evicted an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home of more than seven decades despite hundreds of people protesting outside and the government criticizing the eviction order.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times World
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Spain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Eviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid highlights Spain's housing crisis
- New development reported by France 24 English
Thousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Thousands march in Spain’s Madrid over forced eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Protesters camp in central Madrid after mass demonstration over 87-year-old woman’s eviction
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Thousands march in Madrid to protest Spain's housing crisis after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Thousands march in Spain over eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Thousands rally against Spain's housing crisis after 87yo's eviction
- New development reported by Sky News World
Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted
- Picked up by Sky News World
87-year-old woman can return home after eviction sparked protests, lawyer says
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Eviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Pensioner eviction sparks mass protest in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Spain PM vows action as housing protest sparked by Madrid eviction grows
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Eviction of 87 - year - old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by Euronews
Watch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis
- Picked up by NPR World
Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by France 24 English
Evicted 87-year-old Spanish pensioner to return home after deal
View full timeline · 33 reports
- First reported by New York Times World
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Spain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Eviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid highlights Spain's housing crisis
- New development reported by France 24 English
Thousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Thousands march in Spain’s Madrid over forced eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Protesters camp in central Madrid after mass demonstration over 87-year-old woman’s eviction
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Thousands march in Madrid to protest Spain's housing crisis after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Thousands march in Spain over eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Thousands rally against Spain's housing crisis after 87yo's eviction
- New development reported by Sky News World
Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted
- Picked up by Sky News World
87-year-old woman can return home after eviction sparked protests, lawyer says
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Eviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Pensioner eviction sparks mass protest in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Spain PM vows action as housing protest sparked by Madrid eviction grows
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Eviction of 87 - year - old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by Euronews
Watch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis
- Picked up by NPR World
Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
- New development reported by France 24 English
Evicted 87-year-old Spanish pensioner to return home after deal
- Picked up by France 24 English
87-year-old Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked protests to return home
- New development reported by Sky News World
Woman, 87, whose eviction sparked protests can return home, lawyer says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Spain strikes housing pact as evicted 87-year-old considers offer to return home
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Spain to ban evictions till 2030 as ousted 87-year-old considers offer to return home
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Octagenarian whose eviction sparked Spain protests considering offer to return home
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Spain proposes ban on evictions as ousted 87-year-old considers offer to return home
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
- New development reported by The Guardian World
Spanish government approves measures to ease housing crisis after outcry over eviction
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Spain announces plan to ease housing crisis amid outcry over eviction of 87-year-old
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
87 - year - old whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
Same story, different outlets
14 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- NPREviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
- EuronewsWatch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis
- GDELT Global News DOC APIPensioner eviction sparks mass protest in Madrid over housing crisis
- The GuardianEviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight
- Sky NewsSpain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted
- ABCThousands rally against Spain's housing crisis after 87yo's eviction
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- RTHK International NewsEviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid
- Channel NewsAsia LatestThousands march in Madrid to protest Spain's housing crisis after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- The Straits TimesThousands march in Spain’s Madrid over forced eviction of 87-year-old woman
- France 24 EnglishThousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman
- NBC News Top StoriesEviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid highlights Spain's housing crisis
- BBC NewsSpain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- South China Morning PostSpain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87
- The New York TimesForced Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman Spurs Outrage in Spain