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Spain's Housing Protests: Rent Hikes Ignite a Massive Uprising

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Spain's Housing Protests: Rent Hikes Ignite a Massive Uprising

In Spain, a whopping 70,000 people took to the streets of Madrid, demanding affordable housing after lawmakers said no to tenant relief. This uproar was sparked by the eviction of an elderly woman facing an outrageous rent hike. Smaller protests popped up in other cities as young workers cried out for some housing sanity amidst rising costs.