Barcelona Housing Protest Turns Violent: 30 Police Injured, 13 Arrested as Barricades Burn
Police said 30 officers were injured and 13 people were arrested as protesters clashed with officers and set fires over housing costs.
- On Monday, 20,000 protesters gathered in Barcelona demanding affordable housing, but the demonstration turned violent as participants confronted police. Authorities reported 30 officers injured and 13 arrests following clashes near Passeig Gracia.
- The attempted eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid last month catalyzed nationwide unrest. Her case mobilized protesters against corporate housing ownership and overshadowed migration debates in Ceuta.
- After parliament rejected housing reforms last Friday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap general election for November 29. Opposition lawmakers blocked proposed measures including rent caps and corporate real estate purchase limits.
- To advance housing policy, Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun announced plans to implement housing decrees via a reduced legislative body. This standing group, including lower house speaker Francina Armengol, holds a slim majority to bypass the deadlock.
- Trade unions have announced a one-day general strike over housing costs, though a date remains unset. Recent polls show the Socialists have around 26 per cent support, while The People party holds about 33 per cent.
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Protest in Barcelona over the housing crisis ends in clashes with police
A protest against the housing crisis in Barcelona ended in clashes between demonstrators and the police, according to the newspaper El País.https://en.news-front.su/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_8048.mp4Protests over the housing crisis are taking...
Barcelona housing protest turns violent: 30 police injured, 13 arrested as barricades burn
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A major housing protest in central Barcelona descended into violent clashes overnight, leaving 30 police officers injured and 13 people arrested, including a minor. Tens of thousands of people had joined the demonstration demanding action over rising rents, housing shortages and property speculation. Barcelona police estimated attendance at a…
“The Mossos always guarantee the right to peaceful protest and others such as mobility or the right that people who do not demonstrate do not fall into the head of a cobblestone.”
Fights in the center of Barcelona at the end of the demonstration against the housing crisis that led thousands of people to the street on Monday 5 October. After the official conclusion of the procession, some protesters tried to advance in the area of Passeig de Gràcia, where the Mossos d'Esquadra were deployed. The tension rose when objects were launched against the agents, who responded with charges. The mobilization was part of the protests…
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