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Photo: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP via Getty Images
Russian authorities raided the Moscow office of opposition leader Alexei Navalny Thursday, using power tools to enter the premises before taking laptops and other materials, the BBC reports.
The big picture: Navalny, an anti-corruption lawyer and politician, is the face of Russia's domestic opposition to President Vladimir Putin and has been jailed dozens of times as a result of his activism. Navalny was hospitalized in July after his doctor said he was poisoned with "undefined chemical substances."
Details: Navalny said the raid is connected to his refusal to remove a documentary film accusing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and billionaire businessman Alisher Usmanov of corruption, per BBC. A court ordered the video to be removed in 2017.
- Navalny was removed from the office, but not detained. Video posted by a Navalny ally showed sparks flying as authorities appeared to force the door open with power tools.
- It is the fourth raid on the office in the last six months, said Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol.
Of note: Navalny's foundation was deemed a "foreign agent" by the Russian government in October, making it susceptible to checks like these, according to BBC.
Go deeper: 20 Years of Putin: The pinnacle of power and the fear of losing it