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29 Jan 2011

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Amnesty sharply criticises Vodafone over Egypt cutoff - report

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Human rights organisation Amnesty International has sharply criticised British telecom provider Vodafone for the cutoff of services by the company's unit in Egypt, the German business paper Handelsblatt reported Saturday. AI general secretary Salil Shetty...said the move by Vodafone Egypt 'not only betrayed those who buy and use its phones but reveals a shocking disregard for freedom of speech by one of the world's leading telecommunications companies.'

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