Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday

Alexei Navalny died earlier this month (Moscow City Court via AP)

The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on Friday in Moscow, his spokesperson said.

His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow’s south-east Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said. The burial will take place at a nearby cemetery.