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

Funeral of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny to Be Held on Friday, His Spokesperson Says
Alexei Navalny stands in a cage during a hearing on his charges for defamation, in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 5, 2021. Babuskinsky District Court via AP
The Associated Press
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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.