People are gathering in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny later
There is a heavy police presence in the city, with masked guards stationed around a perimeter fence
The service will be held at 14:00 Moscow time (11:00 GMT) at a church on the outskirts of the capital
The Russian opposition leader died in an Arctic prison – where he had been held on politically motivated charges
Few details have been released on the cause of his death – officials say he collapsed after going for a walk
His wife alleges he was killed on the orders of President Vladimir Putin.
Alexei Navalny is expected to be buried later today – and so far we haven’t heard anything from his wife, Yuliya.
She is believed to be abroad currently, but her exact whereabouts are unknown.
In a recent poignant speech at the European Parliament, she alleged that her husband was tortured, starved, cut off and killed on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has previously branded allegations of government involvement in his death as “absurd”.
BBC