Canada sanctions Belarusian regime supporters for ‘gross and systematic human rights violations’

By Cristin Schmitz ( January 27, 2025, 2:54 PM EST) -- Ottawa has announced new sanctions — immigration bans, estate freezes and related penalties — on 10 people and 12 entities who support the ongoing violations of human rights in Belarus by the authoritarian regime of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin....