据周三刊登在该国《官方公报》上的一项修正案，突尼斯已修改网络犯罪法，将传播“虚假新闻”的监禁处罚改为经济处罚。
Tunisia has replaced prison sentences with financial penalties for spreading "false news" under its cybercrime law, according to an amendment published Wednesday in the country's Official Gazette.
修正案出台前，第54号法令规定，散布被认定危害公共安全或他人权利的虚假信息，可处以最长五年监禁。
Before the amendment, Decree 54 provided for prison terms of up to five years for spreading false information deemed harmful to public security or the rights of others.
修订后的条款规定，此类违法行为可处以1万至2万突尼斯第纳尔（3300至6600美元）的罚款。
Under the amended provision, such offenses are punishable by fines ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 Tunisian dinars ($3,300-$6,600).
传播捏造或篡改的材料、个人数据或虚假陈述，意图诋毁他人、损害其名誉、造成物质或精神伤害、煽动袭击或鼓吹仇恨言论的，也适用相同处罚。
The same penalties apply to spreading fabricated or falsified material, personal data or false claims intended to defame others, damage their reputation, cause material or moral harm, incite attacks or promote hate speech.
累犯仍可能被判处六个月监禁，并处5万突尼斯第纳尔（超过1.6万美元）罚款；当被针对者是公职人员或同等身份人士时，处罚加倍。
Repeat offenses can still carry a six-month prison sentence and a fine of 50,000 dinars (more than $16,000), while penalties are doubled when the targeted person is a public official or equivalent.
该修正案出台前，总统凯斯·赛义德于周二主持了一次内阁会议，审议了修改第54号法令及其他法律的相关事宜。人权组织批评第54号法令，认为其可能对言论自由造成影响。
The amendment came after a Cabinet meeting chaired Tuesday by President Kais Saied to consider changes to Decree 54 and other legislation. Decree 54 has faced criticism from rights groups over concerns about its impact on freedom of expression.