On Saturday tens of thousands took to the streets in a mass protest in Madrid, Malaga, Valencia, Sevilla, Barcelona and beyond - more than 40 Spanish cities in total, potentially making this Spain's biggest-ever housing protest. CGTN’s Ken Browne spoke to protesters.
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00:00We are here on the streets of Madrid, where potentially the biggest housing protest ever
00:08is taking place, 40 cities across Spain.
00:11In the last 10 years, rents have gone up 50% and in some places even 70%.
00:13Next year my contract is up and I don't know what's gonna happen.
00:18We have super poor mental health, we don't know what our future is going to be like in
00:27the end.
00:28The future is going to be like a mirror.
00:59If we have to occupy, we occupy.
01:02We go for empty homes, we cannot allow empty homes to be there.
01:06We have to close all the touristic places where we can do whatever it takes to finish with this nonsense.
01:12Thank you so much for speaking to us today.
01:15You can see the rent strike continues in 40 different cities around Spain.
01:19Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Malaga and beyond.