Russian Cultural Figures Call for Release of Navalny's Body

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
died in an Arctic penal colony last Friday.After days of being denied access, Navalny's mother Lyudmila said Thursday she had finally been
filmmakers, artists, Nobel Prize winners and opponents of President Vladimir Putin have so far called for his body to be released in videos
published by Navalny's allies on social media.They include Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov, protest rock band Pussy Riot
member and activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, writer Victor Shenderovich and movie director Andrey Zvyagintsev."It's awkward to talk about
this in a country that considers itself to still be Christian
Just give Lyudmila Ivanovna her son..
without any conditions," Muratov said.He argued that authorities were trying to keep Navalny in solitary confinement even in death, as they
had done for long stints of his three years in prison.Navalny's supporters have accused Putin of "killing" his most formidable opponent in
prison, and they believe authorities do not want to allow a public funeral as it could turn into a rallying point of anti-Kremlin
address, adding: "Putin is scared of Navalny after his death
After he killed Navalny he's still scared of him."