Key points
3.34pm Meduza: 7 arrested in Novosibirsk in an event for Navalny, then released
3.26pm The chargé d'affaires in Moscow: 'Rome alongside those who fight for democracy'
3.07pm Borrell: 'The EU's condolences for Navalny, his ideas will remain'
2.40pm Yulia Navalnaya: 'I will try to make you proud, I love you'
2.32pm Team Navalny: Terminator 2 music at the cemetery
2.17pm Navalny was buried at the Borisovskoye cemetery
1.33pm Western diplomats not allowed into church for Navalny
1.28pm At least 2-3,000 people at Navalny's funeral
1.10pm Navalny's funeral finished.
the crowd outside the church: 'Russia will be free'
13:01 EU: 'One of our delegations at Navalny's funeral in Moscow'
12.45 Navalny's parents arrive at the funeral
12.34 Extended lessons for schools near the funeral church
12.16 Navalny team, problems with internet on mobile phones
12.03 Human rights groups: 'Bring your lawyers' details to the funerals'
12.00 UK: 'Putin wants to silence the opposition but the world is watching'
11.59 Media: US ambassador present at Navalny's funeral
11.55 The crowd at Navalny's funeral: 'you weren't afraid and neither were we'
11.48 Navalny's coffin arrives, people applaud
11.36 Team Navalny: over a thousand people near the church
11.41 Over 130 thousand people tuned in to the Navalny team's live broadcast
11.26 Kremlin: no to unauthorized demonstrations for Navalny
11.24 European ambassadors arrive at Navalny's funeral
11.19 Riot truck and many officers at Navalny funeral church
11:07 'Navalny's body has been handed over to his relatives'
10.59 Navalny's friend: 'so many police as if it were a riot'
10.15 Hundreds already lined up in front of the church for Navalny's funeral
10.29 Team Navalny: Alexei's body not yet delivered to family
08.24 'A few hours before the funeral, there is no hearse to be found'
3.34pm
Meduza: 7 arrested in Novosibirsk in an event for Navalny, then released
Seven people were arrested in Novosibirsk, Siberia, during a demonstration in memory of Navalny at the Monument to the Victims of Political Repression.
This was reported by the human rights defense group OVD-Info, as reported by Meduza.
An eyewitness reported that the people were taken to a police van and then released after checking their documents.
Police have reportedly been on duty near the monument since morning.
3.26pm
The chargé d'affaires in Moscow: 'Rome alongside those who fight for democracy'
"Alexei Navalny's story is a human and political affair that has shaken the consciences of world public opinion and warned the international community. I am here on the recommendation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tajani because the Italian government is at the side of who fights for democracy, for freedom of thought and for the inalienable rights of every human being. Today we are here to offer a tribute to the extraordinary courage of Alexei Navalny."
This was stated by the Italian chargé d'affaires in Russia Pietro Sferra Carini who today attended the funeral and burial of Alexei Navalny in Moscow.
Chargé d'affaires Pietro Sferra Carini at Navalny's grave
3.07pm
Borrell: 'The EU's condolences for Navalny, his ideas will remain'
"The EU expresses its condolences to the family and friends of Alexei Navalny. The EU ambassador and other diplomats are paying tribute to him. Navalny's beliefs will not disappear: ideas cannot be tortured, poisoned or killed. It remains an inspiration to many in Russia and elsewhere."
EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell writes this on X.
For German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
"Alexei Navalny paid with his life for his fight for democracy and freedom. After his death, brave Russian men and women carry on his legacy: many of them were present at the funeral today and ran a great risk - for freedom".
2.40pm
Yulia Navalnaya: 'I will try to make you proud, I love you'
Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, who lives abroad and was not at the funeral today, published a farewell message to her husband on X with a video of their life together.
"Thank you for 26 years of absolute happiness. Yes, even the last three years of happiness. For the love, for always supporting me, for making me laugh even from prison, for the fact that you always thought of me. I don't know how to live without of you, but I will try to make you up there happy for me and proud of me. I don't know if I can handle it or not, but I will try. I will love you forever. Rest in peace."
Today, it has been published for 26 years.
Yes, let's see what happened.
Here's the story, here's the story, here's the story, here's the story, here's the story so, so that's what the story is about.
Here we go again, after another, after another, after another ху,… pic.twitter.com/ybF31AuD47
— Yulia Navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) March 1, 2024
"We will meet - writes the wife - definitely one day. I have so many stories to tell you and I have so many songs saved for you on my phone, stupid and funny, in general, to be honest, terrible songs, but they talk about us and I really wanted to let you listen to them. And I really wanted to see you listen to them, laugh and then hug me."
2.32pm
Team Navalny: Terminator 2 music at the cemetery
"Alexei considered Terminator 2 the best film on earth. The music from the final scene was played at his funeral."
Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmish, writes this on
Video Navalny, the burial to the tune of 'Terminator 2' music
Alexey Navalny's coffin was lowered into the grave to the tune of Frank Sinatra's 'My Way'.
This was reported - CNN reports - by the opponent's team during a live broadcast of the burial ceremony.
Navalny's team also said that he is having problems with transmission due to communication disturbances on site.
Problems encountered, writes the American broadcaster, also by CNN itself.
2.17pm
Navalny was buried at the Borisovskoye cemetery
Alexei Navalny was buried at Borisovskoye Cemetery.
Only family members were admitted to the ceremony.
1.33pm
Western diplomats not allowed in church for Navalny
Western ambassadors and diplomats were not allowed to enter the church for Alexei Navalny's funeral.
The diplomats waited outside like so many other people.
At the end of the ceremony, when the hearse headed towards the cemetery, the Italian chargé d'affaires Pietro Sferra Carini threw a red flower on the car like many Russians.
1.28pm
At least 2-3,000 people attended Navalny's funeral
Outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow, where the funeral of Alexei Navalny took place, at least 2-3 thousand people were present.
This was reported by local journalistic sources.
The crowd waited outside the church and in the surrounding streets as only a few people other than family members were allowed into the church.
Video Moscow, at least 2-3 thousand people at Navalny's funeral
1.10pm
Navalny's funeral completed.
the crowd outside the church: 'Russia will be free'
Alexei Navalny's funeral service in the church has ended and the coffin is now on its way to the cemetery: this was reported by his friend and collaborator Ivan Zhdanov on social media, as reported by the BBC.
Zhdanov encouraged people to start walking to the cemetery, which is about a 30-minute walk from the church of the Icon of the Mother of God.
As the coffin was carried out of the church in Moscow at the end of the funeral, some people in the crowd threw flowers onto the hearse and shouted 'Russia will be free!'.
Others called for 'no war!'
and some shouted 'murderers'.
The BBC reports it.
Navalny's mother, Lyudmila, was hugged by many people outside the church
shortly after the funeral service ended.
In a video shared on social media, and filmed by the BBC, several people can be seen approaching her and hugging her, saying: "Thank you for your son" and "forgive us".
1.01pm
EU: 'Our delegation at Navalny's funeral in Moscow'
"An EU delegation participates in the funeral of Alexei Navalny. It is led by the head of our diplomatic delegation."
This was explained by the spokesperson of the EU External Action Service Peter Stano.
"There are several indications of the Kremlin's action regarding the violation of human rights, just look at the repression implemented after the death" of the opponent, Stano recalled.
"Navalny was a freedom fighter and we pay homage to him", added Commission spokesman Eric Mamer.
12.45pm
Navalny's parents arrive at the funeral
Anatoly Navalny and Lyudmila Navalnaya, the parents of the Russian dissident who died in a prison in Siberia, were photographed walking to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow for their son's funeral.
Navalny's parents arrive at funeral in Moscow
12.34pm
Lessons extended for schools near the funeral church
Parents of students in Moscow's Maryino neighborhood, where Navalny's funeral will be held, have been warned that their children will have to stay at school until 3.15pm "to ensure their safety".
Meduza reports this, adding that at least one institution has even added an extra lesson at the end of the school day.
12.16pm
Navalny team, problems with internet on mobile phones
Navalny's team said there were problems with mobile internet coverage, making it difficult to stream live footage.
The BBC reports this, specifying that it has not seen live images of the arrival of the dissident's coffin in the church, while some photos have been shared of a coffin being unloaded from a hearse.
12.03pm
Human rights groups: 'Bring your lawyers' details to funerals'
Human rights groups have advised people attending Navalny's funeral to write down details of lawyers who could help them if they were arrested.
The international media reported this, underlining that he was advised to also have his passport and bottles of water with him.
12:00 pm
United Kingdom: 'Putin wants to silence the opposition but the world is watching'
Russian President Vladimir Putin "tried to silence" the opposition, but "the world is watching" Moscow and the ongoing funeral of Alexey Navalny.
The British Foreign Minister, Lord David Cameron, wrote this today on his X profile, sending a coded message to the Kremlin at the same time as the funeral.
11:59
Media: US ambassador present at Navalny's funeral
According to Western media, Lynne Tracy, US ambassador to Russia, attends the funeral of Alexei Navalny.
Also arriving were the German ambassadors Lambsdorff, the French ambassador Pierre Levy and the Italian chargé d'affaires Pietro Sferra Carini.
American, they arrived at the church to pay homage to Alexei Navalny.
The BBC publishes a photo of Lambsdorff, Levy and Tracy near the church, dressed in black and holding red roses.
11.55am
The crowd at Navalny's funeral: 'you weren't afraid and neither were we'
When the hearse carrying Alexei Navalny's coffin arrived at the church, the crowd could be heard applauding and chanting: "You were not afraid and we are not afraid" as the coffin was carried into the church for burial. funeral.
The BBC writes it.
11:48
Navalny's coffin arrives, people applaud
Alexei Navalny's coffin has arrived at the Moscow church where the funeral is taking place.
The hundreds of people gathered outside are applauding.
The crowd gathered outside the Moscow church where the funeral is taking place chants 'Navalny, Navalny' in homage to the Russian opponent.
The Kremlin has warned that no demonstrations are authorized during the funeral.
Navalny Funeral Video, the crowd of supporters chants his name
11:36
Team Navalny: over a thousand people near the church
About an hour and a half before the start of the service, the Navalny team estimates that over 1,000 people gathered near the Moscow church to say their final goodbyes to Alexei Navalny.
Reuters reports it on its website.
Navalny Funeral Video, the police regulate the flow of the crowd with megaphones
11.41am
Over 130 thousand people tuned in to the Navalny team's live broadcast
In a Russia, where TV and official media ignore the event, the team of the Anti-Corruption Foundation took it upon themselves to provide a live streaming of Alexei Navalny's funeral.
Two crew members are conducting coverage from a studio and providing commentary on the crowd gathering outside the Moscow church where the funeral is due to take place.
They ask people to submit questions and thoughts.
With just over an hour until the funeral begins, more than 130,000 people are tuned in.
11.26am
Kremlin: no to unauthorized demonstrations for Navalny
The Kremlin has warned against any "unauthorized" demonstrations during the funeral of Alexei Navalny attended by hundreds of people in Moscow.
"Any unauthorized demonstration will be a violation of the law. Accordingly, those who take part in it will be held responsible in accordance with the law in force," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, quoted by the Tass news agency.
In a phone call with journalists, Peskov said: "The Kremlin has nothing to say to Navalny's family on the day of his funeral."
The BBC reports it.
Video Moscow, long queue to pay homage to Navalny two hours before the funeral
11.24am
European ambassadors arrive at Navalny's funeral
European ambassadors are starting to arrive at the church where Alexei Navalny's funeral will take place at 12pm local time.
The first to arrive was the French ambassador to Moscow Pierre Lévy, with the Italian chargé d'affaires Pietro Sferra Carini also present.
11.19am
Riot trucks and many officers at Navalny's funeral church
Dozens of law enforcement vehicles and some riot police trucks are parked near the church in Moscow where Alexei Navalny's funeral will take place at 12pm local time.
An AFP journalist also said he saw police officers wearing helmets and carrying tear gas canisters patrolling the area, including in nearby metro stations.
11:07
'Navalny's body has been handed over to his relatives'
Alexei Navalny's body has been delivered to his relatives, the hearse will leave the morgue to reach the church, Ivan Zhdanov, director of the Russian dissident's anti-corruption association, wrote on Telegram, quoted by the BBC.
The coffin should reach the church in an hour.
10:59
Navalny's friend: 'so many police as if it were a riot'
Navalny's former chief of staff says there are already "many hundreds" of people waiting outside the church where the former Russian opposition leader's funeral will take place later.
Leonid Volkov told the BBC that "many policemen were also gathered as if we were about to start a revolution".
“Our goal is a peaceful farewell and mourning, but it seems that the Russian authorities consider today a riot or something,” Volkov adds.
10.15am
Hundreds already lined up in front of the church for Navalny's funeral
Hundreds of people are already lined up in front of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow, where Alexei Navalny's funeral will take place at 2pm local time.
People come to lay flowers and people keep coming.
Navalny Funeral Video, hundreds of people lined up in front of the church
10.29am
Team Navalny: Alexei's body not yet handed over to family
"The relatives arrived at the morgue at 10am, the time they were supposed to hand over Alexei's body to them. The body has not yet been released. The schedule has not changed yet but there may be delays."
Kira Yarmish, Navalny's spokeswoman, wrote this on X, two hours after the funeral of the dissident who died in a prison in Siberia.
08:24
'A few hours before the funeral you can't find a hearse'
A few hours before Alexei Navalny's funeral in Moscow, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said they continue to face difficulties in organizing the ceremony and finding a hearse to take the body to church.
The BBC reports it.
The funeral will be held at 2 pm local time in a church on the southern outskirts of Moscow, the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God.
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