<p>Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested on January 28 as he walked to the demonstration area of a Moscow anti-corruption protest. The Moscow protest was one of multiple nationwide protests that Navalny supporters took part in.</p><p>Navalny had called</a> for the demonstrations to take place after he was disqualified from standing in the 2018 Russian presidential election due to a criminal record stemming from 2013 embezzlement charges. Navalny and his supporters claim the charges were politically motivated.</p><p>On the same day as the nationwide protests, police officers raided Navalny’s offices</a> in Moscow, claiming that they were investigating a bomb threat, according to a spokeswoman for Navalny. Credit: Team Navalny Moscow via Storyful</p><br />
