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Mourners in Moscow. Mr Navalny shot to prominence exposing what he said was rampant corruption in Russia's government. EPA
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Workers carry the coffin and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny out of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1, 2024. Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. (AP Photo)
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Crowds gather near the church in Moscow's Maryino district, where the opposition leader had once lived. Reuters
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Lyudmila Navalnaya arrives for the funeral of her son. Mr Navalny died at an Arctic penal colony on February 16. Reuters
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The coffin is carried inside the church. Mr Navalny's family had struggled to find anywhere willing to hold his funeral. EPA
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France's ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy at the funeral. AFP
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Mourners gather in Moscow. The Kremlin warned against unauthorised protests around the funeral. AFP
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A hearse outside the church. The Russian authorities denied involvement in Mr Navalny's death. Reuters
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A wreath is brought through a metal detector security gate. AFP
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Mourners in Moscow. Mr Navalny shot to prominence exposing what he said was rampant corruption in Russia's government. EPA
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Workers carry the coffin and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny out of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1, 2024. Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. (AP Photo)
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Crowds gather near the church in Moscow's Maryino district, where the opposition leader had once lived. Reuters
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Lyudmila Navalnaya arrives for the funeral of her son. Mr Navalny died at an Arctic penal colony on February 16. Reuters
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The coffin is carried inside the church. Mr Navalny's family had struggled to find anywhere willing to hold his funeral. EPA
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France's ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy at the funeral. AFP
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Mourners gather in Moscow. The Kremlin warned against unauthorised protests around the funeral. AFP
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A hearse outside the church. The Russian authorities denied involvement in Mr Navalny's death. Reuters
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A wreath is brought through a metal detector security gate. AFP
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Mourners in Moscow. Mr Navalny shot to prominence exposing what he said was rampant corruption in Russia's government. EPA
Thousands gather for funeral of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow
Service comes two weeks after Russian opposition leader died in an Arctic prison
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