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Tunisia softens its ‘false news’ penalty. What really changed, and why now?

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Fines replace jail terms for first-time 'false news' offences under a decree rights groups say is still repressive.

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Rached El-Moctar
Published
Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC

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