According to Navalny’s team, the program of funeral ceremonies begins at 9 am in Lisbon at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God, in the southeast of the Russian capital and in the neighborhood where he lived when he was free, from where a procession will leave for the Borisovsskia cemetery , about 20 kilometers from the Kremlin.
On the eve, the Russian opponent’s collaborators said that the funeral home was refusing to transport the body to the wake, following threats from unknown people.
Since the delivery of Alexei Navalny’s body to his mother last Saturday and more than a week after his death, all requests for a public farewell have been refused and the actions in his honor have merited repression by the authorities, leading to the arrest of around of 400 people, according to the specialized NGO OVD-Info.
According to the Russian prison service, Navalny died of a sudden illness “after a walk”, but the circumstances remain unclear and several Western leaders have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for presidential elections in the middle of this month.
Navalny’s collaborators are calling on Muscovites to attend his funeral today, where high security is expected, and on his supporters to gather in other cities and abroad in honor of his memory.
In Lisbon, Associação Russos Livres promotes a gathering in honor of the late Russian opponent, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in front of the Russian Embassy.
