Protesters occupied a plaza at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters, set up a "Liberated Zone" encampment, and poured paint over a Microsoft sign. Redmond Police allege some protesters blocked a pedestrian bridge and attempted to create a barrier using stolen tables and chairs. Police moved the group on peacefully on the first day but arrested 18 people on the second day, saying some became aggressive. Among those arrested is Abdo Mohamed, identified as a current Microsoft employee and organizer. The No Azure for Apartheid group has organized repeated protests targeting Microsoft's cloud contracts with the Israeli government.
A Microsoft employee has been arrested as part of protests at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington this week. On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft's headquarters to protest against the company's contracts with Israel. The No Azure for Apartheid protest group says at least one Microsoft employee has now been arrested as part of 18 arrests in a second day of protests.
Protestors at Microsoft's headquarters set up a "Liberated Zone" encampment for a second day on Wednesday, and poured paint over a Microsoft sign on campus. Komo News reports that Redmond Police allege that some protesters also "blocked a pedestrian bridge, and tried to create a barrier using stolen tables and chairs." While the group of protesters were moved on peacefully on the first day of protests on Tuesday, Redmond Police arrested 18 people at Wednesday's protests and claim some protestors "became aggressive."
At least one of the 18 arrested is a current Microsoft employee, Abdo Mohamed, a No Azure for Apartheid organizer and former tech worker fired by Microsoft, confirmed to The Verge. "Those arrested include current and former Microsoft workers as well as Seattle community members," says the No Azure for Apartheid group in a press release. The group has been organizing a series of protests against Microsoft's cloud contracts with the Israeli government in recent months.
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