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Western diplomats attend as chanting crowd pays tribute to opposition leader who died in Arctic penal colony

Tense atmosphere surrounds a prominent figure's funeral in southeastern Moscow with concerns of disruptions and police presence.

Tensions are high ahead of the Russian opposition leader’s funeral

Footage appears to show authorities arresting mourners in Moscow and Novosibirsk after thousands gathered for Alexei Navalny’s funeral

Hundreds of people gathered to bid farewell to Alexei Navalny at a funeral Friday in Moscow under a heavy police presence, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony.

The ceremony will take place two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison, amid pressures denounced by his team who accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic.

Nearly a year since US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, his parents are counting on a "very personal" promise from President Joe Biden to bring him home.

Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch who is close to Vladimir Putin, found refuge in Russia after leaving Ukraine, where he faces treason charges. He runs a Russian-language portal pushing Kremlin narratives on Ukraine and the war, but his latest foray into disinformation has run into its own challenges.

The official response to the deaths of opposition figures is a sure guide to the state of repression and freedom in Russia