In Photos | Spain Housing Crisis: Protests Grow As Parliament Rejects Tenant Protection Measures
Protests have intensified across Spain over the country’s worsening housing crisis, with demonstrators demanding stronger protections for renters
Activists holding a banner reading in Spanish: "No flat, left on the street? Take to the streets, don't stay silent!" gather near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Activists react near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Activists protest near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Activists protest near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
An activist holds a banner reading in Spanish "Affordable housing" during a protest near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
An activist holds up the keys to a flat near the Spanish Parliament during a protest following the eviction of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez
Demonstrators sit next to their tents after spending the night camping during a protest demanding stronger protections for renters following last week's eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen, in Barcelona's Plaça de Catalunya, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
Maricarmen, 87, waits at home for police to arrive before being evicted from the home where she lived in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. | Photo: Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via AP
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