BBC World Service – Newshour, How will Alexei Navalny’s funeral be held?

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, addressed the European Parliament after the death of her husband and announced his funeral will take place in Moscow on Friday.

We speak to a long-time friend and associate of Navalny about how hard it’s been to arrange the funeral.

Also in the programme: Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Republican leader in the US Senate, has announced he’ll step down from the role in November; and international journalists have called for foreign media access to Gaza in an open letter.

(Photo: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a prison camp, looks on during the day she addresses the European Parliament. Credit: Reuters)

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