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Tunisia: President issues decree that punishes authors of “fake news” with up to 5 years in prisonF

Tunisia's President Kais Saied issued a decree Friday that punishes the dissemination of "fake news" with up to five years in prison, rising to 10 when such crimes are deemed to target top officials. The decree, published in the Official Journal, defines the offence...
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Tunisia to raise public sector salaries in bid to ease social tensionF

Tunisia's government and the country's powerful UGTT union signed a deal boosting public sector salaries on Thursday,  three months after a strike that paralysed the country. The deal involves a five percent annual hike to public sector wages every year until 2025....
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Migrations: Number of Tunisians fleeing their country to Italy up 11% this yearF

More than 13,000 clandestine Tunisian migrants have reached Italy by sea since the start of the year, almost a fifth of them minors, a Tunisian rights group said on Tuesday. The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said more than 500 clandestine...
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Tunisia: Under public pressure, Tunisian government releases journalist on bailF

Journalist Ghassen Ben Khlifa free on bail A Tunisian journalist and activist was released on bail Sunday, five days after his arrest on suspicion of "terrorism", his website said. Ghassen Ben Khlifa, editor of the website Inhiyez and a prominent pro-Palestinian...
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