Politics · Spain · 5 hrs ago
Madrid region renews legal bid to clear housing protest camp in Sol
The Madrid regional government has renewed its legal bid to clear a housing protest camp in Puerta del Sol, a central square in Madrid.
Thousands of people have been camping there each night for three weeks to protest the housing crisis.
The regional government says the camp is disrupting access, harming local businesses and damaging public property, while it has also raised concerns about the people and groups involved.
It has asked the regional High Court to reconsider its decision not to order the camp’s removal.
The government says it may take the case to Spain’s Supreme Court if the appeal fails.
Separately, it has sent a complaint to Madrid’s provincial prosecutor over alleged insults, threats and damage linked to the protest.
The Madrid regional government filed a new court appeal on 14 October seeking the immediate clearance of a housing protest camp in Puerta del Sol.
The regional government said it would pursue all available legal routes, including a possible appeal to Spain’s Supreme Court.
The camp has stood in the square for three weeks, according to EL PAÍS, as a protest over the housing crisis.
Regional officials say the camp affects public safety, local businesses and protected heritage, while the protest is connected to the housing crisis.
The regional government has also accused some groups linked to the camp of having ties to terrorism, but its spokesperson said he had no specific information about them.
- Who
- The Community of Madrid is seeking the camp’s removal from the Government Delegation in Madrid.
- What
- The regional government filed a court appeal seeking the immediate clearance of the Puerta del Sol camp.
- When
- 14 October 2026.
- Where
- Puerta del Sol, Madrid.
- Why
- The regional government says the camp raises safety concerns and harms businesses and public heritage. The encampment is a protest over the housing crisis.
Community of Madrid
Housing protest campers
Legal action
Community of Madrid
The regional government seeks immediate clearance and says it will pursue all available judicial routes.
Housing protest campers
The campers are occupying the square as a protest over the housing crisis.
Use of the square
Community of Madrid
The regional government says the camp blocks public access and raises safety concerns.
Housing protest campers
The camp is a protest gathering in Puerta del Sol; the sources do not give campers’ response to the government’s claims.
The housing protest camp had been in Puerta del Sol for three weeks, according to EL PAÍS.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso said responsibility lay with the Government Delegation over the presence of people with alleged terrorist backgrounds at the protests.
Madrid regional government spokesperson Miguel Ángel García Martín said he had sent a letter to the Government Delegate seeking the square’s clearance.
The Community of Madrid filed a motion for reconsideration with the Madrid High Court seeking the camp’s immediate removal.
- Filing date
- 14 October 2026
- Court
- Madrid High Court (TSJM)
- Location
- Puerta del Sol, Madrid
- Camp duration
- Three weeks as of 14 October, according to EL PAÍS
- Possible next step
- An appeal to the Supreme Court
- Initiative
- Community of Madrid sought immediate clearance of the camp
3 sources
Ayuso agotará todas las vías judiciales ante el Supremo si el delegado de Sánchez no desaloja Sol
El Gobierno de Ayuso insiste en que la acampada en Sol esconde “grupos radicales asociados a entidades terroristas”
Madrid interpone un recurso de reposición ante la Justicia pidiendo el desalojo de Sol
What people are saying
agotar todas las vías judiciales
desalojo inmediato
Seguimos muy preocupados porque no conocemos el origen o las vinculaciones de algunas entidades que se han sumado a esta acampada
Todas las vías de evacuación de la Puerta del Sol están absolutamente ocupadas