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Welcome to the homeless camp on Paseo del Prado

20 September 2019

Around 150 people are currently sleeping rough on Paseo del Prado. Since February this year, a homeless community of activists have been camping out on one of Spain's most prestigious streets in protest for visibility, safety, security and access to affordable housing, and to end all homelessness in Spain.

Spain’s struggle with gentrification, tourism and globalisation

23 August 2019

Spain's first McDonald's opened in 1981, replacing an old jeweller's on Gran Vía. Many predicted that this gran hamburguesería would be the beginning of the end of Madrid as we knew it. And they were right.

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Valencia’s crumbling rebel town: “look, but don’t touch us”

1 August 2019

On the deathly quiet streets of Cabanyal, you may feel like you've rediscovered a deserted Spanish outpost.

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Madrid’s anti-eviction warriors

18 January 2019

I’d heard on the radio that there was going to be an eviction at 11 am, just a five-minute walk from where I lived. I turned on TeleMadrid and their cameras were already there. I put on my coat, grabbed my camera and said to my other half, “look out for me on the TV”.

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Madrid’s hidden city slums

30 October 2018

Under the first beam of sunlight on 3 October, diggers began tearing through people's bedroom walls. By mid afternoon, around 50 makeshift homes had been razed to the ground, and around 80 people had been moved on.