Crowds gathered in Moscow on Friday to watch Alexei Navalny’s funeral, with allies of the deceased Russian opposition politician saying over 1,000 individuals had congregated.
CNBC couldn’t independently confirm the quantity.
Stays of snow clutched to the streets in a gray Moscow, as individuals lined up exterior the church the place the memorial service is ready to happen. Heavy police presence is anticipated, as political tensions run excessive forward of presidential elections attributable to happen over March 15-17.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Friday mentioned that any unsanctioned gatherings in help of Navalny could be in opposition to the legislation, in line with a NBC Information translation.
Navalny died beneath unclear circumstances final month whereas serving a sentence in an arctic jail colony. Experiences say the loss of life certificates pointed to “pure causes.”
Navalny’s household, supporters and Western leaders have mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin is answerable for his rival’s loss of life, however the Kremlin has denied any involvement.
This is a have a look at the memorial because it unfolded.
Crowds collect as preparations for Navalny’s funeral are underway
Mourners collect in entrance of the Mom of God Quench My Sorrows church forward of a funeral service for late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny on March 1, 2024.
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Mourners collect exterior the church forward of a funeral service for late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny on March 1, 2024.
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A person carrying a wreath passes via a metallic detector safety gate on the Borisovo cemetery forward of the burial of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny.
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Hearse carrying Navalny’s physique arrives at memorial service
The hearse carrying the coffin of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny arrives to the church for Navalny’s funeral service.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny into the Mom of God Quench My Sorrows church for his funeral service.
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Ambassadors from U.S., France pay respects
France’s Ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy stands in a queue exterior the church throughout a funeral service for late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny.
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US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy stands in a queue exterior the church throughout a funeral service for Alexei Navalny.
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Navalny’s funeral takes place in a church in Moscow
Anatoly Navalny and Lyudmila Navalnaya sit by the physique of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny through the funeral service.
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Navalny is laid to relaxation in a cemetery in Moscow
Mourners observe the hearse carrying the coffin of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny after it left the Mom of God Quench My Sorrows church in the direction of the Borisovo cemetery for Navalny’s burial, in Moscow’s district of Maryino on March 1, 2024.
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Funeral ceremony for Alexei Navalny on the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow’s district of Maryino on March 1, 2024.
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Lyudmila Navalnaya (2nd R) and Anatoly Navalny (R), dad and mom of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, attends a funeral ceremony for his or her son on the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow’s district of Maryino on March 1, 2024.
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Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny on the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow’s district of Maryino on March 1, 2024.
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Memorials for Navalny have been arrange in cities all over the world
A lady lights a candle at a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny in entrance of the Russian embassy in Berlin on March 1, 2024, the day of Navalny’s funeral in Russia.
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Quite a few flowers, candles and footage have been laid in reminiscence of Alexei Navalny close to the Consulate Common of the Russian Federation. Two weeks after his loss of life in a jail camp, the Kremlin opponent Navalny was buried in Moscow’s Borisovskoye.
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Flowers, candles, banners and photograph portraits of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny are positioned from protesters and mourners as a memorial on the Nationwide Monument in Dam Sq. in Amsterdam.
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Flowers are seen positioned beside images and placards reverse the Russian Embassy on the day of the funeral of Alexei Navalny.
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Floral tributes, portraits of late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny and messages are seen left exterior the previous Russian Embassy in Tbilisi on March 1, 2024.
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