Western diplomats join chanting crowd paying tribute to opposition leader who died in a penal colony
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Thousands of mourners gathered in front of a church in Moscow as the funeral service for Russia’s most prominent Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, began.
Crowds were heard shouting “Navalny, Navalny!” when the hearse carrying his coffin arrived at the Quench My Sorrows church in the Maryino district, where the late opposition leader used to live, on Friday.
Continue reading…Western diplomats join chanting crowd paying tribute to opposition leader who died in a penal colonyLive blog: follow the latest news from RussiaThousands of mourners gathered in front of a church in Moscow as the funeral service for Russia’s most prominent Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, began.Crowds were heard shouting “Navalny, Navalny!” when the hearse carrying his coffin arrived at the Quench My Sorrows church in the Maryino district, where the late opposition leader used to live, on Friday. Continue reading…