During the funeral of Alexei Navalny, the mother of the politician’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, addressed those gathered at the Borisov Cemetery in Moscow. A video of Alla Vladimirovna Abrosimova’s speech was published by Feminist Anti-War Resistance. Alla Vladimirovna told how she met Navalny 25 years ago: “[Then] my daughter said that he was the most wonderful guy.

Near the “Assuage My Sorrows” temple in the Maryino district of Moscow, the police detained former FBK operator Pavel Zelensky, who came to say goodbye to the deceased politician Alexei Navalny. Zelensky’s wife told OVD-Info about this. According to human rights activists, the former FBK operator and two other detainees were left overnight at the Maryino police station. It is unknown what they are accused of.

The investigation into the circumstances of the death of politician Alexei Navalny should be completed within a month, Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev said on Dozhd. We will definitely find out the truth and it will not take as long as last time ( after Navalny's poisoning - Meduza's note ). Because now it is not only our team that is working, but also many other investigative journalists under the coordination of [FBK head] Maria Pevchikh.

A funeral attendee describes bidding farewell to Alexey Navalny Meduza On March 1, Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was buried in Moscow. Thousands of people gathered outside the church where his funeral was held and the nearby cemetery where he was laid to rest. Police cordoned off the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Soothe My Sorrows in advance and began checking people’s documents and belongings.

Police officials announced that the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, where Alexei Navalny was buried, is closing. The huge line of people who wanted to say goodbye to the politician has ended, writes the Sota telegram channel. Mediazona, citing readers, reports that people are no longer allowed into the Borisov cemetery. It only works on exit. Navalny’s funeral service took place at approximately 14:00 Moscow time in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Quench My Sorrows” in Maryino.

Tens of thousands of people came to say goodbye to Alexei Navalny - not afraid of anyone and nothing. Medusa correspondents tell how it was In Moscow on March 1, they said goodbye to Alexei Navalny. Around 14:00, the funeral service began in the church of the icon of the Mother of God “satisfied my sorrows” in the Maryino area, where the politician used to live.

Courts in four Russian regions ordered administrative arrests to participants in protests in memory of Alexei Navalny, equating the politician’s name with the symbols of an “extremist” organization. This was reported by the human rights project “First Department” with reference to the resolutions. In total, human rights activists had three such decisions at their disposal, which were adopted by the courts of Chelyabinsk, Krasnodar and Murmansk.

Russia’s decolonial movement banks on interethnic solidarity in its fight against the Kremlin Story by Leyla Latypova for The Beet . Edited by Eilish Hart . This story first appeared in The Beet , a weekly email dispatch from Meduza covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Sign up here to get the next issue delivered directly to your inbox.

Navalny’s daughter shares farewell message On March 1, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was buried in Moscow. Thousands of mourners showed up for his funeral, despite a heavy police presence and repeated attempt by the Russian authorities to prevent a public ceremony from occurring at all. Navalny’s widow, daughter, and son all live outside of Russia and were unable to attend the funeral. Navalny’s daughter, Dasha, shared a farewell message on Instagram.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included director Ilya Khrzhanovsky and writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya in the register of "foreign agents." This was reported on the department's website. The ministry explained its decision regarding Ulitskaya by saying that she allegedly gave interviews and comments to “foreign agents” and foreign media, spoke out against a “special military operation,” “carried out propaganda for LGBT relations,” and lives abroad.

Russian state media have banned the publication of reports from the funeral of Alexei Navalny, allowing only short news items about his farewell. Two sources in major Russian media told Meduza about this.

France considers the opportunity to resolve special forces and other military units cross the border of Ukraine, says the French newspaper Le Monde ( the article is available by subscription). From the very beginning of a full -scale war in Ukraine, writes the publication, in Ukraine there were numerous secret agents of Western special services: guide diplomats, “advisers”, introduced into the Ukrainian headquarters, or special forces of all types. “All allied states are present in Ukraine.

Update: According to the latest information from OVD-Info, more than 128 people were arrested in 19 cities across Russia. More than 56 people have been arrested at gatherings in memory of Alexey Navalny in 14 cities across Russia, reports the human rights advocacy group OVD-Info. At least 14 people, including local deputy Anton Kartavin, were taken into a police van in Novosibirsk after laying flowers in memory of Navalny. In Yekaterinburg, 10 people were arrested.

on Instagram Daria Navalnaya, the daughter of deceased politician Alexei Navalny, published a post after her father was buried at the Borisov Cemetery in Moscow. Somehow it happened that everyone usually says “my parents are my role models.” Although, in my case, this is true. Dad, you have been an example to many around the world. Your optimism and infectious, sincere smile. Your curiosity and thirst for new knowledge. Your amazing ability to find a common language with everyone. Wit.

The Kremlin instructed Russia’s security forces to take measures to “protect the constitutional order from threats” following Alexey Navalny’s death, The Moscow Times reported on Friday, citing two high-ranking sources from the Russian government. According to the sources, the prospect of a public funeral for Navalny alarmed Russia’s leadership, despite Putin’s efforts to project strength following the opposition leader’s death. “Navalny’s funeral was a stress test for the Russian authorities.