Boris Nemtsov death: Mourners to pay respects in Moscow, The funeral is due to be held of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in Moscow.
The service at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery will follow a public ceremony at the Andrei Sakharov rights centre.
Mr Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed on a bridge near the Kremlin wall on Friday night.
Several prominent foreign and Russian figures have been prevented from attending the funeral.
Bogdan Borusewicz, the Polish senate speaker who was to have led a delegation from his country, was denied a visa. Russia said he was on a list of Polish officials barred from travelling to Russia, drawn up after the EU imposed sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine...Read More
The service at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery will follow a public ceremony at the Andrei Sakharov rights centre.
Mr Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed on a bridge near the Kremlin wall on Friday night.
Several prominent foreign and Russian figures have been prevented from attending the funeral.
Bogdan Borusewicz, the Polish senate speaker who was to have led a delegation from his country, was denied a visa. Russia said he was on a list of Polish officials barred from travelling to Russia, drawn up after the EU imposed sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine...Read More
