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Tunisia Presidency Acts on Decree 54
The Tunisian presidency has issued a modification to Decree No. 54 concerning the fight against crimes related to information and communication systems. The revision removed imprisonment as a punishment in certain cases of publishing false information and replaced it with fines ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 Tunisian dinars. The aim of this amendment is to reduce custodial sentences, while maintaining prison terms in cases of repeated offenses and increasing fines. This change comes after widespread protests and criticism from journalistic unions and human rights organizations, which argued that the decree poses a serious threat to freedom of expression and contains ambiguous terminology. The International Human Rights Organization had previously called for its abolition, citing its use in legal actions against journalists and political figures. The current amendments have sparked controversy in Tunisia about the delicate balance between combating misinformation and protecting freedom of expression.
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