Posted 2/22/2024, 10:42:00 PM
Navalny's Family Pressured to Hold Secret Funeral After His Death in Russian Prison
- Navalny's mother says she has seen his body and is being pressured to hold a secret funeral
- Authorities threatened her to agree to funeral conditions like keeping it quiet and restricted access
- Navalny's wife believes Putin killed her husband and urges media not to be distracted by Russian narratives
- Navalny was imprisoned and died in a penal colony after returning to Russia following recovery from a poisoning
- His death sparked reactions from Western leaders including Biden, who blamed Putin for Navalny's "brutality"