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Spain protests: Evicted 87-year-old woman to return to Madrid home

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The real estate firm backs down and restores her old rent after mass protests over Spain's housing crisis.

What the coverage shows

Most outlets center the 87-year-old woman’s eviction as the trigger for protests in Madrid, with NPR, Democracy Now! and Reuters explicitly linking it to Spain’s housing crisis and mass demonstrations. The Guardian US, BBC News and Reuters shift the focus to the government’s response, highlighting announced bans or wider measures that still need approval, while South China Morning Post is alone in saying she is returning home. Al Jazeera is the only outlet in this set to frame the story more generally as a housing crisis driven by soaring rents and a shortage of homes.

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