Switzerland Adds 27 to Belarus Sanctions List

Switzerland on Aug. 13 added 27 people to its Belarus sanctions regime and amended the listing of one person, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs announced. The sanctions additions include various Belarusian law enforcement officials responsible for cracking down on activists and protesters. The revised listing is for prosecutor Padkavyrava Iryna Vladimirovna, who was formerly sanctioned under the name Padkavyrava Iryna Uladzimirauna.