OTTAWA—Canada is imposing new sanctions on nine top Russian officials over what Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau describes as gross and systemic human-rights abuses, including the attempted assassination and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The new sanctions announced Wednesday follow similar measures taken by the United States and European Union three weeks ago in response to Navalny’s treatment and concerns about Russia’s human-rights situation. That includes the detentions of thousands of protesters over the past two months, many of whom had taken to the streets in support of Navalny. “The Russian government has repeatedly shown its unwillingness to respect the basic rights of its own people and address concerns raised on multiple occasions by the international community,” Garneau said in a statement. “Alongside our partners, Canada will continue to increase pressure on the Russian government to unconditionally release Mr. Navalny and his supporters who have been unlawfully detained. Russia’s …
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