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Reuters reports:
Russians chanted opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s name on Friday as his coffin was carried into a Moscow church surrounded by police for a funeral that only a few people were allowed to attend.
Navalny’s allies said they believed the service had got underway soon afterwards but could not be sure because the authorities were blocking mobile phone signals in the area.
They said thousands of people had come to pay their respects. A long queue of people around the church hoping to be allowed in to say goodbye clapped and chanted “Navalny! Navalny!.”
Read the full article. CNN reports that police snipers are on nearby rooftops and that mourners are risking arrest merely by being there. You can hear them chanting in the clip below. The final video below is live at this writing.
Hundreds of Russians chanting at Navalny’s funeral:
“Putin is a murderer”
They aren’t wrong… pic.twitter.com/52Ak0vpHGp
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2024
Crowds lined Moscow streets outside the church where late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral was held.
Read more: https://t.co/s9DBMFZqsw pic.twitter.com/AJU6Fucj2A
— ABC News (@ABC) March 1, 2024
AP shares more footage from Alexey Navalny’s funeral services today. The ceremony was restricted to close friends and family. pic.twitter.com/twXQS59WtM
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 1, 2024
AP has a photo of Navalny’s parents arriving at his funeral in Moscow. His mother became the public face of the difficult campaign to retrieve Navalny’s body from prison officials in the Arctic North who wanted to bury him in secret in the ice. pic.twitter.com/riSLr3EqHn
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 1, 2024
Footage from Navalny’s funeral crowd outside the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Soothe My Sorrows in Moscow. https://t.co/LQh2ZPrIF4 pic.twitter.com/jOJkVjZ3gt
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 1, 2024