Antoine Griezmann, with Barça -
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Such a strong and rare gesture, well in the current tone of the commitment of athletes for causes beyond the simple framework of their field of expression.
On his Instagram account, Antoine Griezmann, who had already recently rebelled against police violence in France, announced that he was terminating without notice his commercial partnership with the Huawei brand, whose telephony he praises in several advertisements.
👏Bravo @AntoGriezmann who is putting an end to his sponsorship contract with @Huawei, suspected of having developed a “Uyghur alert” for the Chinese authorities.
Proof that footballers realize that they have a real role to play in the education of our society.
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- Fabien Lévêque (@FabLeveque) December 10, 2020
"Following strong suspicions that the Huawei company has contributed to the development of" a Uyghur alert "using facial recognition software, I am announcing that I am putting an immediate end to my partnership linking me to this company," explains the world champion.
A decision which comes a few hours after the revelation by the
Washington Post
of elements proving that the Chinese telecoms company Huawei has collaborated with the Chinese regime to offer software to identify members of the Uyghur Muslim minority, chased by the authorities throughout the country.
The Barça footballer had been a brand ambassador since 2017.
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