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This Week | Maricarmen’s Eviction Reaches Valencia’s Streets

Monday, 27 September 2026 – Weekly News Digest Bon dia. Hundreds gathered in Plaza del Ayuntamiento this weekend in solidarity with Maricarmen, the elderly pensioner evicted from her Madrid home, as her case hardens into a national symbol of Spain’s…

By Atika

• September 28, 2026

Colorful street art covers two apartment blocks across from Joaquin Sorolla station in Valencia

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