Video shared by Alexey Navalny’s team shows mourners, who have gathered at a Moscow church, clapping as his body arrived at the church.
Another video shows people chanting “Navalny.”
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The funeral for Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt and Leinz Vales, CNN
Updated 3:35 p.m. ET, March 1, 2024
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Mourners clapped and chanted “Navalny” as his body arrived at church
From CNN's Sebastian Shukla
Here's the location where Alexey Navalny's funeral is taking place
Mourners and foreign diplomats have gathered outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Quench My Sorrows,' where outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny's funeral is taking place.
Take a look at where it is located in Moscow:
US ambassador joins mourners outside the church for Navalny's funeral in Moscow
From CNN photo
Foreign diplomats, including the French and US ambassadors to Russia, have arrived to pay their respects to Alexey Navalny at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Quench My Sorrows.'
They were pictured carrying roses.
CNN signal from Navalny funeral apparently blocked
From CNN's Matthew Chance in Moscow and Tim Lister
The live signal of the CNN team covering the funeral of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny in Moscow appears to be blocked.
Approximately 20 minutes before the funeral is scheduled to begin, no live pictures from the church are available.
The feed organized by Navalny’s team was also not showing live coverage of the scene.
Navalny funeral procession arrives at Moscow church
From CNN's Sebastian Shukla
Alexey Navalny’s cortege has arrived at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Quench My Sorrows' in the Maryino district of the Russian capital, a CNN team on the ground has reported.
Kremlin warns against unauthorized memorials for Navalny
From CNN’s Anna Chernova
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned Russians against unauthorized memorials for former opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
“Any unauthorized gathering will be in violation of the law. Accordingly, those who will participate in it will bear responsibility under the laws in place,” Peskov told journalists on a regularly scheduled call on Friday.
Kremlin has nothing to say to Navalny’s family on funeral day, spokesperson tells CNN
From CNN’s Anna Chernova
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told CNN on Friday he has “nothing” to say to the family of the opposition politician Alexey Navalny on the day of his funeral.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained silence on the death of his main critic over the two weeks that have passed since the tragic news, a trend consistent with his avoidance of mentioning Navalny by name during the politician’s lifetime.
Navalny’s body has been handed over to family, spokesperson says
From CNN's Seb Shukla
Alexey Navalny’s body has been handed over to his relatives, according to his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh.
A hearse will soon be heading over to the church, Yarmysh said in a social media post.
It had initially been reported that his team had been unable to secure a hearse for transporting Navalny’s body.
Crowd gathers at church in Moscow where funeral of Alexey Navalny is due to take place
From CNN's Matthew Chance and Katharina Krebs in Moscow
There is a growing crowd of mourners gathering at the Moscow church where the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is due to take place Friday – in about one hour, a CNN team on the ground reports.
Here's what else the team is seeing:
People, many holding flowers, are standing behind crowd control barriers and the queue continues to grow. A number of police are stationed at the entrance to the church, where a metal detector has been installed.
Crowd control barriers have been erected along the route to the cemetery. There are dozens of police vans around the Borisovsky cemetery, where Navalny will be buried after the funeral service at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Quench My Sorrows' in the Maryino district.
Video also shows police asking people through loud-hailers not to block traffic in the area.
Some toilet facilities have also been set up outside the barriers.
Meanwhile, social media video and photographs show police close to the church and around the nearby Maryino metro station.
The funeral is due to begin at 6 a.m. ET. The cemetery is some 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) from the church.
