Putin protest at funeral service: Navalny supporters defy intimidation by Kremlin henchmen. Navalny support team fought back tears as relatives kissed the body in the open coffin.
Only close family members were allowed to attend the funeral, but his wife Yulia Navalnaya, who lives abroad, and his two children were not there. Thousands of people gathered on the way to the cemetery and in front of the church to say goodbye to the Kremlin critic. Police had already set up barriers made of metal mesh in the previous days.