“We are going on a rent strike in defence of public housing,” stated Àgueda Amestoy ... at the beginning of the march. In Andalusia, more than 40,000 people in five of the eight provinces ...

The protest, which took place under the motto, "Let's End the Housing Business," focused on Spain's housing crisis, with organizers demanding forced rent reductions, expropriation and the creation ...

People demonstrate for housing, in Madrid. After several mass demonstrations in different parts of Spain, tenants' unions, mortgage platforms and assemblies against evictions, among other groups ...

The housing crisis across Europe has hit particularly hard in Spain, where there is a strong tradition of home ownership and scant public housing for rent. Spain’s centre-left government has ...

"It is a concern that affects workers, business owners, young people, families and the elderly, because the right to decent housing has become an unattainable luxury for many," they added.

Spain’s housing crisis has driven hundreds of thousands to the streets, demanding affordable housing. Over the past decade, home prices have increased by almost 50 percent. Rents are soaring ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in protests held across the European country on Saturday in anger over high housing costs with no relief in sight. Government ...