Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny
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On 16 February 2024, at 14:19 Moscow time (11:19 GMT), the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug announced that Russian opposition activist and political prisoner Alexei Navalny died while serving a 19-year prison sentence in corrective colony FKU IK-3, in the village of Kharp in the Russian Arctic.[1][2][3] Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, confirmed his death the next day and demanded his body should be returned to his family as soon as possible.[4] One report from Russia Today suggested the cause of death was a blood clot, but this diagnosis was disputed by Alexander Polupan, who had treated Navalny before. Navalny was 47 years old when he died.[2]
Date | 16 February 2024; 2 months ago (2024-02-16) |
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Time | c. 14:17 (YEKT) |
Location | FKU IK-3, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
Coordinates | 66.8196°N 65.7938°E / 66.8196; 65.7938 |
Date | 1 March 2024; 2 months ago (2024-03-01) |
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Time | Around 16:45 (MSK) |
Location | Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows Church, Maryino District, Moscow Borisovskoye сemetery, Brateyevo District, Moscow |
Coordinates | 55°39′30.03″N 37°43′22.21″E |
Navalny's death spurred numerous protests and gatherings in different countries, including Russia, where hundreds of mourners were detained.[5][6] Western officials and Russian opposition activists held Russian authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, responsible for his death.[7][8] Russian authorities have denied responsibility for Navalny's death. US intelligence agencies later concluded that Putin likely did not order Navalny's death.[9]
Navalny's funeral was held in Moscow on 1 March 2024, at the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows church in the Maryino District. He was buried in the Borisovskoye сemetery in the Brateyevo District.[10][11]