Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa

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Canada Announces More Sanctions on Belarus as Opposition Leader Visits Ottawa

Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country’s exiled opposition leader visits Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has laid sanctions on 21 people accused on human-rights violations in Belarus since its 2020 presidential election, which was widely denounced as fraudulent. The eastern European country has maintained many Soviet Union-era restrictions and policies and is often dubbed the continent’s last dicta…