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The Sinister Rise Of Daniel Esteve, Spain’s Anti-Squatter Vigilante

Daniel Esteve, the founder of Desokupa, a company specializing in the extrajudicial eviction of squatters, has become an important player in Spain’s far-right politics. This investigation by Laura Galaup and Dani Domínguez for Spain’s La Marea shows how Esteve built his image and profitable company on fake news and hate speech.

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Le Vele Chronicles: The Mob And Urban Ideals Mix In A Naples Housing Complex

The tragic death of two people inside the Neapolitan housing complex has thrown the spotlight back on a place that had transformed quickly from model city to a Camorra stronghold. Le Vele are now once again a model for other suburbs.

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Argentina Housing Crisis Spawns *Professional Squatters*

BUENOS AIRES — A shortage of affordable rentals in the Argentine capital has become manna for determined squatters who use “tricks of the trade” to move into once-cherished homes. Not just a homeowner’s nightmare, these situations are becoming bureaucratic ones for many as well. At the top of the list of this new breed of […]

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