The late opposition figure – who died last month at a prison in northern Russia – was laid to rest in his home city
Lyudmila Navalnaya (3rd R) and Anatoly Navalny (2nd R), parents of late Alexei Navalny, attends a funeral ceremony for their son at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow’s district of Maryino on March 1, 2024. © Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Alexey Navalny has been buried in Moscow, following a religious ceremony in the city’s Maryino district. Hundreds of his supporters, and a number of Western ambassadors, gathered outside the church on Friday afternoon.
The opposition figure, and long-time protest leader, died in prison last month of what has been reported as natural causes. He had been incarcerated at the Polar Wolf colony, inside the Arctic Circle. His death sparked outrage from the West.
Video showed Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila, and others, gathered around his open coffin inside the church. Amid tight security, a crowd of supporters chanted his name during the ceremony. Hundreds of them followed the coffin to the Borisov cemetery, with many chanting political slogans.
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