The annual Democracy March, which is planned to be held on the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China has been banned this year. The Hong Kong administration has deployed hundreds of police to streets for preventing protests. Victoria Park has been closed where pro-democracy demonstrations used to be held in. Police hung banners warning that people entering the park or staying inside might be arrested.
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Lopez interrupted CEO Satya Nadella’s speech at a company conference in Seattle on May 19, accusing Microsoft of supporting Israeli war crimes. He was later dismissed via email, according to activist group “No Azure for Apartheid.”
The group also claimed Microsoft banned terms like “Palestine”, “Gaza”, and “genocide” from internal emails. Lopez had worked on Azure’s AI services team and previously warned colleagues about the technology’s alleged use in targeting civilians.
Microsoft has not publicly responded to the incident.