Thousands gather to mourn as Alexei Navalny is laid to rest after dying in prison

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47% : Meanwhile, a large crowd of supporters gathered at the gates of the cemetery, chanting: "Let us in to say say goodbye!"AdvertisementThe coffin was then lowered into the ground, allies said.Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, spent eight days trying to get authorities to release the body following his Feb. 16 death at Penal Colony No. 3 in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow.
43% : His Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his regional offices were designated as "extremist organizations" by the Russian government that same year.

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