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An anti-eviction activist cries and screams at Spanish policemen after having been pushed around during an “escrache” (denunciation) protest in Madrid April 5, 2013. Spanish protesters seeking to stop a wave of evictions have resorted to embarrassing politicians at their homes over harsh mortgage laws that have multiplied the pain of a property crash in the recession-hit country. Inspired by Latin American human rights campaigns from the 1990s, the “escraches” – Argentine slang for denunciation – have involved protesters posting flyers and shouting slogans on the doorsteps of a number of politicians over the past fortnight. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)
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