Microsoft launches two demonstrators who occupied its president’s office

Microsoft launched employees who were Participate in a sit -in protest At Vice President and Office of President Brad Smith. Both SIKI Fameli and Anna Hattle were rejected today, after they were part of a group of seven demonstrators who managed to enter the Smith office in construction 34 yesterday.

Microsoft was forced to do so Temporarily Executive building. The demonstrators broadcast themselves on Twitch entering the Smith office, and asked the company to cut ties with the Israeli government. Microsoft Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli were arrested during the accident, along with the former Microsoft employees Vania AgrawalHossam Nasr, and Joe Lopez. A former Google employee and another technical worker were also arrested.

A spokesman for Microsoft said his name Geekwire The employees were terminated “after serious violations of the company’s policies and the rules of our behavior.” Microsoft refused to provide a statement attributed to freedom.

Hours after the arrest of the demonstrators, Brad Smith after that An emergency press conference held In his office. Sitting on the edge of his office, Smith addressed a group of correspondents and viewers on a YouTube live broadcast. Smith said Microsoft “is committed to ensuring support for human rights and contractual service conditions in the Middle East.” He said that the company launched an investigation earlier this month after that Guardian She stated that the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform was used to monitor the Palestinians.

Hitter He was previously arrested During the protests at the Microsoft headquarters last week, when Redmond police arrested 20 people after a group It seized the scene at the Microsoft headquarters To protest the company’s contracts with Israel. The demonstrators on the Microsoft camp created the “liberated area” camp, and poured red paint on the Microsoft brand on the campus.

The latest protests have been organized by Nozure for Apartheid, a group of current and former Microsoft workers who are demanding that the company be cut off with its relations with the Israeli government. The group has implemented a variety of protests in recent months, with the latest turmoil Escape to the homes and offices of Microsoft Executive Managers.