Posted 3/1/2024, 3:15:14 PM
Russian Police Keep Public Away as Alexei Navalny Laid to Rest
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny buried while police keep public away from funeral
- Thousands of Navalny supporters gathered outside cemetery, chanted to be let in to pay respects
- No major protests or clashes occurred despite large police presence and Navalny supporters
- Navalny died suddenly in prison colony at age 47, death described by widow & supporters as "murder"
- Russian authorities claim Navalny died of "natural causes"