Alexei Navalny’s funeral to be held on Friday in Moscow

Ally of Russian opposition leader says his team were put under pressure to hold closed remembrance service

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral and memorial service will be held on Friday in Moscow, but his allies accused the Kremlin of blocking their attempts to organise a bigger event.

The funeral will be held at the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow after a farewell ceremony at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in the Maryino district of the Russian capital where Navalny used to live, his spokesperson, Kira Yarmish, announced.