Overview

• Redmond police detained protesters on a second day of actions at Microsoft headquarters, with officials reporting 18 arrests after trespass warnings.
• Tuesday’s initial encampment was dispersed after about two hours when police told participants they were on private property, according to witnesses and company statements.
• Organizers from No Azure for Apartheid/No Azure for Genocide demanded the company cut business ties with Israel, circulated a “Worker Intifada” manifesto, and invited executives to negotiate.
• Microsoft said Covington & Burling is leading an external review of allegations tied to Azure’s use by Israel’s military, reiterating it has found no evidence to date that its technologies were used to target or harm civilians.
• The actions were galvanized by investigations from The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call on mass phone-call storage linked to Unit 8200, as well as AP reporting on expanded military use of commercial AI tools.