Police have arrested seven people after they occupied an office at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington state. The protest group No Azure for Apartheid says those arrested included current and former Microsoft employees, and that they occupied an office of company President Brad Smith.
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Microsoft protesters occupy president's office as company reviews its work with Israel's military
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Two Microsoft workers fired after occupying president's office to protest ties to Israel
Police have arrested seven people after they occupied an office at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington state. The protest group No Azure for Apartheid says those arrested included current and former Microsoft employees, and that they occupied an office of company President Brad Smith.
REDMOND — Activists protesting Microsoft’s work for the Israeli government breached one of the tech giant’s buildings at its headquarters Tuesday afternoon as part of ongoing demonstrations.
Current and former Microsoft employees were among those arrested. Microsoft has said it is reviewing a report that Israel has used its platform to facilitate attacks on Palestinian targets.
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Police arrested seven people Tuesday after they occupied the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith as part of continued protests over
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Microsoft employees were fired on Wednesday after taking part in a sit-in at the office of the company's president to protest the firm's ties to Israel as it wages war in Gaza.
Microsoft fired two radical anti-Israel employees Wednesday after they joined a group that stormed and occupied the office of the company's president, Brad Smith.
Microsoft said Thursday it fired two employees after an anti-Israel group broke into President Brad Smith’s office to protest the software firm’s alleged ties to the war in Gaza.
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