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Thousands Attend Alexei Navalny’s Funeral in Moscow. Last month, Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in a Russian penal colony. His funeral took place on March 1 at the Quench My Sorrows church in Moscow, He will be buried at Borisovsky cemetery. Thousands of supporters gathered to pay their respects, despite threats from the Kremlin that unsanctioned gatherings would result in arrests. 250,000 more watched via a livestream. 'The Guardian' reports that some supporters were arrested as they left their homes to attend the service. Many supporters could be heard shouting, "No to war!" and "Putin is a killer!," 'The Guardian' reports. "I feel pain, like any other person who came here. I have come to say bye to a real leader. He was the best of us. He told us not to be scared, and it’s our duty to be here. I am not scared. My fear had evaporated a long time ago.", A Navalny supporter, via 'The Guardian'. Navalny's family, who had difficulty retrieving his body, claims that the Kremlin attempted to pressure them into holding a private ceremony in the Arctic where he died. Putin has still not commented on Navalny's death, 'The Guardian' reports. While the funeral procession was shunned by Russian officials, pro-peace politicians that were previously barred from running in the upcoming presidential elections were in attendance. "We have come to say goodbye to a person who was a symbol of an era. There is still hope that everything will be all right and Russia will be free and peaceful as Alexei had dreamed." Boris Nadezhdin, pro-peace politician, to the Russian independent TV channel Dozhd. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT