Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
Summary
Several hundred protesters entered a construction site for a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Friday, and police detained 150 to 200 people on suspicion of trespassing. The action was part of a two-day campaign against data centres in 15 European countries, with demonstrations also reported in Germany and Poland.Key Facts
- Protesters occupied the site in Amsterdam’s Sloterdijk district to oppose construction of the Microsoft data centre.
- Some demonstrators climbed a crane and set off flares, and protesters clashed with police.
- Dutch police said they detained 150 to 200 people suspected of trespassing.
- Microsoft said it respected peaceful protest but did not condone unlawful actions or behavior that put people’s safety at risk.
- Organisers said civil society and grassroots groups planned events on Friday and Saturday in 15 European countries.
- About a dozen people demonstrated outside a data centre near Berlin, while about 100 protested outside Poland’s parliament.
- Opponents of data centres cite their heavy use of computing power and water and raise concerns about environmental oversight and public consultation.
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