Canada announces sanctions against officials of justice, security sectors

eAwazCanada News

Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 15 Russian individuals and 3 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the rising levels of human rights violations and state-sponsored violence faced by political opponents and critics as Russia attempts to repress internal dissent. The sanctioned individuals and entities are …