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Moscow cemetery staff work ahead of the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic and of trying to prevent him from having a dignified public burial. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather to pay their respects and lay flowers at the grave of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, Navalny urged Russians to protest on March 17. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has reiterated his call and said protesters should show up in large numbers at the same time to overwhelm polling stations. IMAGES
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
People queue at the entrance of the Borisovo cemetery in south Moscow, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried the previous day. Mourners take turns to lay flowers to Navalny's grave under increased police surveillance. IMAGES
Police block a massive crowd of people hoping to enter Moscow's Borisovo cemetery where the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being laid to rest, with many in the throng chanting Navalny's name. Thousands of mourners have braved the risk of arrests to attend Navalny's funeral, which was held two weeks after President Vladimir Putin's top critic died in an Arctic prison. IMAGES
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