Tunisia president softens 'fake news' decree after criticism by rights groups

Tunisia president softens 'fake news' decree after criticism by rights groups

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday softened a cybercrime decree that was widely criticised by rights groups, by scrapping a five-year prison sentence for the dissemination of "fake news"

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