# Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

https://mins.news/en/item/133130

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 21:04 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/protesters-break-into-microsoft-data-centre-site-in-amsterdam?traffic_source=rss

> Several hundred activists occupied a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam’s Sloterdijk district, where demonstrators clashed with police. Dutch police said they detained 150–200 people suspected of trespassing. Protesters oppose data centres over their heavy computing and water demands.

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