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Navalny buried at Moscow cemetery after prison death

Published : Friday, 1 March, 2024 at 9:07 PM  Count : 610

Thousands of people turned out in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Friday, reports dw.com.

Many carried flowers and shouted support for the man who was one of  President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics.
Russian security forces maintained a significant presence at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, a Russian Orthodox church, and the Borisovskoye cemetery, where Navalny was laid to rest.

Navalny died at the age of 47 under mysterious circumstances during his imprisonment at a remote prison camp on February 16.

Earlier, as his coffin was carried into the church by four pallbearers,  some outside chanted: "Navalny, Navalny!" People also shouted, "You weren't afraid, neither are we!" and later "No to war!"

Following the service, his coffin was again carried out of the church to applause and more chanting from the crowds as the short journey to the cemetery began.

A photo from inside the church showed an open casket with Navalny's body covered with red and white flowers, as his mother, wearing a black headscarf and with a candle in one hand, sat alongside his father nearby.

Western diplomats, including German Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, US Ambassador Lynn Tracy and French Ambassador Pierre Levy also attended the service.

 A crowd gathered near the cemetery where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried

A crowd gathered near the cemetery where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried


Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, who did not return to Russia for the funeral, posted a video tribute to her husband on social media thanking him for "26 years of absolute happiness."

More than a quarter of a million people watched the events on Navalny's YouTube channel, which is blocked inside Russia.

Kremlin threats

A crowd of thousands marched from the church to the nearby Borisovskoye Cemetery after the funeral service.

"We won't forget you!" and "Forgive us!" some mourners shouted as the coffin arrived for burial.

END/SZA


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