Navalny arrested in Russia ahead of protest

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he was arrested yesterday, in an apparent move by the authorities to prevent a major protest rally this week. In a video on his Instagram account, the anti-corruption campaigner said he was detained as he was leaving his Moscow home to go jogging and buy flowers for his wife on her birthday.

The opposition says it was the largest protest since 2012 when tens of thousands rallied against election fraud during parliamentary polls.