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Corruption and Forced Evictions in Madrid

  • A banner reading "No more families without house, It is our right" as Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, gestures while he waits for the police to evict his family and demolish the house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
    1/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    A banner reading "No more families without house, It is our right" as Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, gestures while he waits for the police to evict his family and demolish the house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
    AP Photo
  • Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 years old, cries while speaking with her niece as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    2/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 years old, cries while speaking with her niece as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 year old, left, hugs her grandchild, centre, beside her brother Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    3/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 year old, left, hugs her grandchild, centre, beside her brother Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Angeles Gracia Gonzalez, 39 years old, right, and her husband Javier Sequera Gimenez, 39 years old, left, react as they are locked in to their house to stop the family's eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    4/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Angeles Gracia Gonzalez, 39 years old, right, and her husband Javier Sequera Gimenez, 39 years old, left, react as they are locked in to their house to stop the family's eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, talks to activists as she is locked in to her house to stop her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    5/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, talks to activists as she is locked in to her house to stop her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Family members and well-wishers secure the doors of the Gonzalez family's house as they wait to get evicted and have their house demolished by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    6/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Family members and well-wishers secure the doors of the Gonzalez family's house as they wait to get evicted and have their house demolished by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
    7/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
    AP Photo
  • Members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) celebrate after they stopped the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    8/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) celebrate after they stopped the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    9/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    10/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    11/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71-years old, looks on as he waits for the police to assault his relatives house to evict them and demolish it by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    12/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71-years old, looks on as he waits for the police to assault his relatives house to evict them and demolish it by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    13/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, cries as her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
    14/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, cries as her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    15/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
  • 9Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, centre, cries and hugs a member of Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH), left, beside her father Francisco Gracia Fernandez, 77 years old, right, as their eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
    16/16

    Spain Financial Crisis Evictions

    9Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, centre, cries and hugs a member of Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH), left, beside her father Francisco Gracia Fernandez, 77 years old, right, as their eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
    AP Photo
A banner reading "No more families without house, It is our right" as Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, gestures while he waits for the police to evict his family and demolish the house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 years old, cries while speaking with her niece as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Luisa Gonzalez Del Pliego, 76 year old, left, hugs her grandchild, centre, beside her brother Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71 years old, as she waits for the police to evict her and her family and demolish her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Angeles Gracia Gonzalez, 39 years old, right, and her husband Javier Sequera Gimenez, 39 years old, left, react as they are locked in to their house to stop the family's eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, talks to activists as she is locked in to her house to stop her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Family members and well-wishers secure the doors of the Gonzalez family's house as they wait to get evicted and have their house demolished by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain
Members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) celebrate after they stopped the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Jose Gonzalez Del Pliego, 71-years old, looks on as he waits for the police to assault his relatives house to evict them and demolish it by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, cries as her family's eviction and the demolition of her house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
Police remove members of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) as they try to stop the eviction of ten family members and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation in Madrid, Spain.
9Luisa Gracia Gonzalez, 44 years old, centre, cries and hugs a member of Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH), left, beside her father Francisco Gracia Fernandez, 77 years old, right, as their eviction and the demolition of their house by a forced expropriation was postponed in Madrid, Spain.
Updated


The Government of Madrid applied a forced expropriation on Angeles Garcia Gonzalez and her family, including two couples with two children each and two elderly people. Angeles Garcia Gonzalez says the Government of Madrid has been trying to expropriate of their house since 2004 (during the Spanish property bubble) to build apartments and sell them at what she considers a real estate speculation with the excuse that the house interferes with the Urban Plan.

She says the government has offered them 326.000 euros ($ 432.377) approximately half of what the family received as appraisal for the house, euros 742.000 ($984.097). The eviction and demolition was not carried out due to the opposition of the Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH).


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