# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddr7mulim5U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70932515-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/92ddc16ee8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T22:13:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Maricarmen had been living in the flat in central Madrid for seven decades.
 
But when the company who owns the property raised her rent from €500 to €2,650, she could not afford to pay with her pension.
 
Several hundred people had gathered on the morning she was evicted to try and prevent her removal.
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to find out more about Maricarmen’s eviction.
 
#Madrid #Protests #BBCNews

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- **Likes:** 20,163
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- **Comments:** 1,365

## Tags

bbcnews, protests, madrid

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