Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square on Tuesday 29 September, on the fourth consecutive day of escalating protests over the housing crisis.
Protesters call for rent freezes
The protesters are calling for legal reforms including rent freezes, as well as the automatic renewal of rental contracts without imposing arbitrary increases on tenants.
The protests began after Maricarmen Abascal, aged 87, was taken from her home on a stretcher on Wednesday 23 September.
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The protests continued in the heart of Madrid for four days, with participation expanding to include thousands of demonstrators calling for changes to the rules governing rents and protection for tenants from increases they describe as arbitrary.
