Navalny’s family to lay the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison • FRANCE 24

Police surveilled every inch of moscow’s barova cemetery on Thursday the day before late Russian opposition leader Alexa naval’s funeral police are expecting a large number of mourners as his associates have been calling on the public to come out on mass despite fears of government reprisal perhaps Alex’s greatest

Characteristic was that he was able to make us feel like we knew him he was open he did not hide from danger he did not try to cop anyone else he was sincere and brave he spoke the truth on this channel and generally he kept his promise despite their calls for the

Public to attend the funeral will be technically private as the Kremlin has forbidden a civil ceremony a common service in Russia that allows the public to pay respects to the body regardless naval’s Associates have said they will stream the funeral live on his YouTube channel they also said they’ve had many

Difficulties in planning the C ceremony as many churches declined to host it due to Kremlin intimidation it is unclear how nal’s body will be transported as they said H drivers have refused to take his body from the morg authorities have cracked down on public gatherings in memory of

Naali detaining hundreds for acts such as laying flowers at memorials many have already been handed prison sentences Nal died two weeks ago in one of siberia’s toughest prisons where he had been serving a 19-year sentence on charges widely seen as political retribution Russian authorities have said navali died of natural causes but

His associates and some Western leaders have

Police surveilled every inch of Moscow’s Borisovskoye Cemetery on Thursday, the day before late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral. The Kremlin has forbidden a civil ceremony, but Navalny’s associates have said they will stream the funeral live on his Youtube channel. Click on the video to see this report by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.
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