Canada adds more Iranian officials to list of those affected by sanctions

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly rises during Question Period, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Ottawa. Canada is imposing more sanctions against Iran for gross violations of human rights.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions against Iran for what it describes as gross violations of human rights.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced twelve senior Iranian government and law enforcement officials are being sanctioned for participating in "gross and systematic human rights violations," including through repressing demonstrations in the western part of the country.

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