Hyderabad, Aug. 29 -- US technology giant Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests against the Israeli occupation army's alleged use of the company's systems and software in its genocidein the Gaza Stripover the past 23 months.

The protest group No Azure for Apartheid said in a statement on X on Wednesday, August 27, revealed that Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli, were terminated after participating in a sit-in protest earlier this week outside the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith.

According to the group, both received voice messages notifying them of their dismissal.

A day later, on Thursday, August 28, the group announced that two more employees-Nisreen Jaradat and Julius Chan-had also been fired. They had t...