Barcelona protesters camp in Plaza de Catalunya over housing crisis

Approximately one hundred young people are camping in Barcelona's Plaza de Catalunya to protest the ongoing housing crisis. This spontaneous movement follows a similar four-night encampment by about a thousand people in Madrid's Puerta del Sol.

While the Barcelona encampment was organized independently of housing unions, participants have indicated they are in contact with various organizations to seek support. The mobilization follows a large-scale protest earlier in the week in Barcelona, which drew between 2,000 and 20,000 attendees depending on the source.