Russian authorities are on alert for anti-regime movements around the church where Navalny's funeral was held. Navalny, an opposition leader who continued to criticize the Putin regime, was announced to have died in a prison in Russia's Arctic Circle on February 16.
His support group said on March 1st that his funeral would be held at a church south of Moscow from 8pm Japan time, and that his body would be buried in a nearby cemetery afterwards. However, a spokesperson for the aid group said that the funeral service provider told them that the hearse carrying the body could not be found and complained that they were being interfered with.