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Protesters Interrupt Volkswagen CEO Speech Over Forced Uighur Labor in Xinjiang Plant

“It puts an end to the forced labor of the Uiguri” the slogan of the activists, about a dozen, who interrupted a Berlin the speech of the CEO of Volkswagen, Oliver Blume, throwing a cake towards the stage. Episode occurred during thegeneral meeting. Dessert probably intended for Wolfgang Porsche, who on his 80th birthday was present to represent the property.

Immediately afterwards, during the intervention of the CEO Oliver Blume, a young topless activist protested in the room, screaming with bare chest. The protesters were arrested and taken outside the facility by security personnel.

They were protesting against the plant that the German automaker has been setting up for some time in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang. “Put an end to the forced labor of the Uighurs at the VW’, the text on some displayed signs. The Uyghurs are a Turkish-speaking ethnic group of Islamic religion who live in northwestern China.

2023-05-10 19:21:58
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