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Tunisian president softens cybercrime law after rights criticism
Original: Tunisian president eases cybercrime penalties after rights groups' criticism
Tunisia's president has eased penalties under the country's cybercrime law following criticism from human rights groups, who argued the legislation was being used to restrict free expression and punish online speech. Rights organisations had campaigned against the decree, which carried harsh sentences for social media posts. The rollback is being read as a response to mounting domestic and international pressure over freedom of speech in Tunisia.
Why now: Rights groups' criticism pushed the government to scale back a law widely seen as a tool for punishing online speech.
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