Tunisia softens its ‘false news’ penalty. What really changed, and why now?
- Tunisia has softened a cybercrime law that has landed journalists and activists in prison, letting first-time offenders pay fines instead of serving time.
- The amendment to Decree 54, which went into effect on Wednesday, sets fines of 10,000 to 20,000 Tunisian dinars ($3,370 to $6,740) for a first offence of spreading “false news” and related violations.
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- Tunisia has softened a cybercrime law that has landed journalists and activists in prison, letting first-time offenders pay fines instead of serving time.
- The amendment to Decree 54, which went into effect on Wednesday, sets fines of 10,000 to 20,000 Tunisian dinars ($3,370 to $6,740) for a first offence of spreading “false news” and related violations.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplieslist 2 of 3Tunisian protesters demand release of four Sumud activistslist 3 of 3Tunisia fuel strike highlights growing economic and political anger
Sources: Al Jazeera