Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Detained in Moscow

Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny arrives at court after his arrest during a recent protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Moscow's Tverskoy District Court sentenced Navalny to 30 days in jail for staging an unsanctioned protest in the Russian capital earlier this month. AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin

MOSCOW—Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Aug. 25 outside his home in Moscow ahead of planned nationwide anti-government protest rallies, and his spokeswoman said he was later taken to a hospital with a suspected broken finger.

Navalny was detained on the afternoon of Aug. 25 and taken to a nearby police station due to an unsanctioned rally in January, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.