More than 800 cultural figures and organisations have signed a manifesto backing the 11 November housing strike. They call for secure homes and protection for independent cultural venues, while also demanding decent working conditions.
A secondary-school teacher was arrested during a Madrid education protest after police cited alleged disobedience and resistance. Organisers and a witness gave differing accounts of the events leading to the arrest.
About 500 people marched from Sol to Cibeles after police cleared the housing protest camp. They condemned the eviction and returned to Sol without incident, ending with a sit-in in the square.
Four spokespeople presented a manifesto shaped by days of debate, placing housing at its centre and calling for wider social change. At the time, no date had been announced for the 26S encampment to leave Sol.
Hundreds of farmers and about 500 tractors reached Madrid after organisers cancelled their march following the railway disaster in Toledo. The rally ended at Plaza de Colón without reaching the Agriculture Ministry.
Sixteen police and Guardia Civil representatives were removed by the UPR after a sit-in at the Interior Ministry. They began protesting at about 18:00, demanding risk-profession status and better retirement terms.
Fires and barricades followed the cancellation of Vito Quiles’s planned appearance in Bilbao. The final official tally was 19 arrests and three people under investigation; eight were minors.
Saturday-night unrest in Barcelona left more than 120 people injured, including at least 14 police officers. Alberto Núñez Feijóo blamed Pedro Sánchez and pledged one million homes and tax cuts.
Badalona mayor Xavier García Albiol has criticised €2,450 in monthly aid to a Moroccan family with six children facing eviction in Vitoria. He has made the case part of his appeal ahead of the 29 November general election.
Javier Milei has arrived in Spain during the pre-campaign, with no meeting planned with Santiago Abascal. His circle says he will meet Isabel Díaz Ayuso, but the Community of Madrid has not confirmed it; protests over his presence are also part of the visit.
Members of the Sindicato de Estudiantes discussed escalating education protests against Isabel Díaz Ayuso and drawing inspiration from unrest in France. Some messages named the town hall and major brands as possible targets, while others warned that public support was weak.
Nacho Duato joined a large pro-Palestinian protest outside Madrid’s Teatros del Canal as Batsheva Dance performed there. Israel covers around 30% of the company’s production budget and pays its international tour travel costs.
Madrid’s teachers began an open-ended strike on 14 October. Unions reported 70% participation, compared with 44.6% from the regional government; five people were detained after police charged a picket.
At least 215 teenagers and 85 education workers have been injured in France. Teachers support many student demands but face threats from protesters and pressure from the Government.
Maricarmen Abascal’s death after eviction has set off a bitter clash in Madrid. The city’s refusal to mark her passing with a minute of silence has turned her story into a rallying cry for those demanding answers on housing and political accountability.
Alfonso Serrano has taken Manuela Bergerot’s Assembly remarks to the National Police. The PP wants investigators to assess the words amid protests and threatening imagery at Puerta del Sol.
Maricarmen Abascal, forced out of her Madrid home after seventy years, has died at 87. Her fight against eviction sparked protests and changed Spain's housing debate.
Pedro Sánchez’s call for early elections on November 29 has prompted political parties in the Canary Islands to reassess their positions. As housing protests and coalition talks intensify, the region faces a basic moment that could reshape its relationship with Madrid.
Spain’s largest unions are preparing a 24-hour general strike to protest the country’s deepening housing crisis. Tenant groups and smaller unions are backing the move, a rare show of unity that could disrupt daily life ahead of national elections.
Spain’s two biggest unions, CCOO and UGT, have agreed to call a 24-hour general strike demanding higher wages to address the country’s deepening housing crisis. The move comes as political uncertainty grows ahead of early elections.
More than 2000 tents fill Puerta del Sol and spill into Arenal and Preciados. Protesters are demanding urgent housing reforms amid political uncertainty and mounting pressure from local businesses and authorities.
Madrid's High Court has refused an immediate eviction from Sol. The housing protest camp remains outside the regional government headquarters while the state responds through the ordinary legal procedure.
A wave of youth-led protests is sweeping Europe under the banner of the 'cucarachas', driven by frustration over unaffordable housing, precarious jobs and a failing education system. Political leaders are being forced to respond as the movement spreads from Asia to the heart of the EU.
Madrid’s city center saw 70,000 people rally against housing injustice, with tenant unions demanding a general strike. The protest signals a powerful mobilization of the left, challenging both government and private interests amid looming electoral uncertainty.
An improvised camp appeared in Madrid after Maricarmen's eviction. Within days, Sol held more than 1,200 tents and a movement demanding structural action on housing.
Thousands marched across Spain after Congress rejected emergency housing measures on October 2, 2026. Renters demanded lower costs and protection from evictions as pressure grew on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Spain’s housing crisis has triggered a wave of mass protests from Madrid to Valencia. Demonstrators are demanding urgent action as police confrontations and political blame intensify. The movement’s next step could be a nationwide general strike.
A night of tension erupted in Oviedo as housing activists camping in La Escandalera reported a violent assault by a group performing Nazi salutes. Police detained three suspects. The incident has intensified calls for public action and renewed focus on Spain’s housing crisis.
Spain’s housing debate has erupted after central government decrees were blocked in parliament. Tenant unions are calling for mass demonstrations, demanding lower rents, action against investment funds and an end to evictions. The political fallout has left the country’s rental market in limbo.
Housing has displaced migration at the centre of Spain's political debate. Government measures enjoy broad support, but the left still struggles to show that its policies have changed daily life.
Spain's Congress has rejected two emergency housing decrees. The vote exposed the government's fragile majority and left renters facing fresh uncertainty as parties demand a different plan.
Tenant unions and social groups have launched a wave of housing protests across Spain, with marches and rallies planned in more than fifty cities. The movement is calling for urgent action on access to housing and building momentum for a general strike.
Spain’s Congress faces a knife-edge vote on two housing decrees that could change tenant protections and market rules. With opposition parties threatening to block them, the result could shake the government and affect thousands at risk of eviction or soaring rents.
Up to 600 riot police will guard Spain's Congress on Friday as lawmakers vote on two housing decrees. The deployment comes amid the possibility of protests linked to the Puerta del Sol camp.
Spain’s Congress faces a critical vote on Pedro Sánchez’s housing decrees after the eviction of Maricarmen in Madrid. With Junts demanding new negotiations and protests erupting nationwide, the government’s future hangs in the balance.
