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- Spain's police evicted 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid apartment.
- Her rent rose from €500 to €2,650, then €1,650, exceeding her €1,350 pension.
- Spain’s Supreme Court upheld the owners’ claim, rejecting a writer’s offer to pay her rent for life.
- Around 10,000 people protested in Madrid and other cities, including Ávila and Barcelona.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the eviction a social tragedy for Spain.
