Funeral of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny to Be Held on Friday, His Spokesperson Says

Published on February 28, 2024

The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on Friday in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said. His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow’s southeast Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said Wednesday. The burial is to be at a nearby cemetery. Navalny died in mid-February. Russian authorities said the cause of his death at age 47 is still unknown. Ms. Yarmysh spoke of the difficulties his team encountered in trying to find a site for a “farewell event” for Navalny....

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