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Carmen and her 11-year-old daughter evicted in Arrigorriaga
Carmen and her 11-year-old daughter were evicted from their home in Arrigorriaga, in Spain’s Basque Country.
Carmen had lived there for 21 years, and the eviction was carried out by a court delegation at about 11:20 on Friday.
Police used force against people protesting the eviction, after setting up a cordon around the building before dawn.
The protest was organised by the Batu housing union, which said the eviction should have been delayed because of Carmen’s vulnerable situation.
The home’s owner is Carmen’s former partner, and Batu alleged that he had previously subjected her to gender-based violence.
Carmen and her daughter are waiting for a directly allocated flat, after the local council said they would not be left without support.
Batu called a protest in Arrigorriaga for 20:00 on Friday to oppose the eviction.
Carmen and her 11-year-old daughter were evicted from their home in Arrigorriaga on Friday.
The Ertzaintza set up a police cordon around the building from about 4 a.m. and used force against protesters trying to stop the eviction.
A court delegation carried out the eviction at about 11:20 a.m.
Carmen said she had lived in the home for 21 years and had bought it while pregnant with her first daughter.
Carmen and her daughter are waiting for a directly allocated home, according to the reports.
- Who
- Carmen and her 11-year-old daughter were evicted. The Ertzaintza used force against protesters.
- What
- A court delegation carried out their eviction from their home.
- When
- Friday, October 30, 2026; the eviction took place at about 11:20 a.m.
- Where
- Arrigorriaga, Bizkaia. Reports refer to the neighborhood as La Peña and Abusu.
- Why
- Not stated. The home’s owner, Carmen’s former partner, was seeking the eviction.
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The Ertzaintza set up a police cordon around the building.
The concentration organized by the Batu Housing Union began, with residents and supporters gathering.
Protesters crossed the cordon and police used force to push them back.
A court delegation entered from the back of the building and carried out the eviction.
Batu called a gathering in Arrigorriaga to oppose the eviction.
- Evicted residents
- Carmen and her 11-year-old daughter
- Location
- Arrigorriaga, Bizkaia
- Home
- Carmen said she had lived there for 21 years
- Eviction time
- About 11:20 a.m. on October 30, 2026
- Owner
- Carmen’s former partner, who lives in Catalonia, according to naiz
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Cargas de la Ertzaintza para desahuciar en Arrigorriaga a Carmen y a su hija de 11 años
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Concentración contra el desahucio de una vecina y su hija menor de edad en Bizkaia
What people are saying
I made the mistake of not putting it in my name, but that does not give him the right to throw me out
I bought this house while pregnant, but I did not put it in my name. I made a mistake
The judge did not take into account the vulnerability appeal that was filed