Thousands of people have gathered for the funeral of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny following his death in a penal colony last month. Navalny's mother Lyudmila Navalnaya, who fought hard to be allowed to hold a public funeral for her son, attended the church service dressed in black, while outside mourners lined the streets chanting “Navalny“ and “Russia will be free“. A band played the theme tune from Terminator 2, which was Navalny's favourite film, as he was laid to rest at Moscow's Borisovskoye Cemetery. Read more: #AlexeiNavalny #Moscow #Russia SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: @skynews For more content go to and download our apps: Apple Android Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here:
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