{"id":16284,"date":"2024-03-02T00:47:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/02\/mourners-gather-for-navalnys-funeral-in-moscow-amid-threat-of-arrest\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T00:47:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:47:44","slug":"mourners-gather-for-navalnys-funeral-in-moscow-amid-threat-of-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/02\/mourners-gather-for-navalnys-funeral-in-moscow-amid-threat-of-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourners gather for Navalny\u2019s funeral in Moscow amid threat of arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s most formidable opponent, died aged 47 in an Arctic prison on February 16, sparking condemnation from world leaders and accusations from his aides that he had been murdered. The Kremlin has denied any involvement in his death. <\/p>\n

Navalny\u2019s team encountered difficulty in retrieving his body from Russian authorities and hiring a venue for his funeral, which began at 2 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET) Friday at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow\u2019s Maryino district, where the Kremlin critic lived. He will then be buried at Borisov Cemetery. <\/p>\n

Crowd control barriers were erected along the route to the cemetery ahead of the service, flanked by dozens of police vans. Police officers have been deployed on rooftops overlooking the growing line of mourners, video from the scene showed. <\/p>\n

Ahead of the funeral, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned Russians against unauthorized memorials for Navalny, saying those attending would be \u201cin violation of the law.\u201d <\/p>\n

Despite the risks, mourners clapped and chanted Navalny\u2019s name as his coffin arrived at the church. Another video showed people shouting: \u201cYou were not afraid and we are not afraid.\u201d <\/p>\n

Maria Pevchikh, a close aide to Navalny, said the chants for Navalny will continue. \u201cPeople are chanting \u2018Navalny! Navalny!\u2019 in loud voices. This chanting we will hear in months\u2019 time, in a year\u2019s time,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a true hero \u2026 I want to say to him \u2018farewell,\u2019\u201d she said, adding that she was not surprised that the Kremlin had denied any involvement in Navalny\u2019s death. \u201cThey demonstrate to the whole world we do what we want to do,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can repress you.\u201d <\/p>\n

Another woman, Tatiana, 82, said she had attended several of Navalny\u2019s meetings and was a longstanding supporter. <\/p>\n

\u201cI always supported their [Navalny\u2019s] policy, their ideas. I share these ideas,\u201d Tatiana said. <\/p>\n

Neither woman said they were deterred by the potential risk of coming to the funeral. <\/p>\n

But Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny\u2019s widow, had said ahead of the funeral that she is concerned police will crack down mourners. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure yet whether it will be peaceful or whether police will arrest those who have come to say goodbye to my husband,\u201d she told the European Parliament on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Navalny\u2019s death was met with grief and anger across the world as well as inside Russia, where the smallest acts of political dissent carry huge risks. More than 400 people were\u00a0detained\u00a0at makeshift memorials for Navalny across 32 Russian cities, according to human rights monitoring group OVD-Info. <\/p>\n

He was immediately arrested upon his arrival and spent the rest of his life behind bars on charges he dismissed as politically motivated. <\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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