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Why are many facing prison over debt in Tunisia?
A Human Rights Watch report says that several hundred Tunisians are serving prison sentences for writing bad cheques, which is considered fraud and illegal under Tunisian law.
Several hundred people are jailed in Tunisia just for writing bad cheques. Human rights campaigners are calling for Tunisia to replace this system with alternatives to prison for repaying debt.
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