Canada, Britain Slap Sanctions on Myanmar Officials for Abuses in Military Coup

Demonstrators of different ethnic groups gather during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Feb. 18, 2021. Demonstrators against Myanmar’s military takeover returned to the streets Thursday after a night of armed intimidation by security forces in the country’s second biggest city. AP Photo

OTTAWA—Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup.

Canada has imposed sanctions on nine members of the Myanmar military under the Special Economic Measures Act, which allows the government to essentially freeze their assets.