Thousands of French Patriots Rally in Lyon After Antifa Killing of Conservative Student (VIDEO)

Thousands of French Patriots Rally in Lyon After Antifa Killing of Conservative Student (VIDEO)

Ben Kew

Thousands gathered in Lyon on Saturday to demand justice following the murder of 23-year-old conservative Catholic student Quentin Deranque.

Deranque suffered a fatal brain injury after being beaten by Antifa thugs as he was providing informal protection for a protest of the identitarian-feminist Collectif Némésis. 

Seven individuals have been charged in connection with the attack, which took place on the margins of a protest targeting far-left MEP Rima Hassan at Sciences Po Lyon.

According to local media, several of the suspects are believed to have ties to the Young Guard Antifa group established in Lyon in 2018 by La France Insoumise (LFI) lawmaker Raphaël Arnault.

Among those charged include Jacques-Elie Favrot, a parliamentary assistant to Arnault, and Adrian Besseyre, who previously worked for the MP.

The case has drawn national attention to the violence of the far-left, who bring violence with them everywhere they go.

Authorities reported that at least 3,200 demonstrators took part in Saturday’s march, held under the banner “Justice for Quentin.”

Chants heard during the rally included “LFI complicit, Antifa murderers” and “Young Guard in prison, free the city of Lyon.”

Additional rallies were reported in Rennes, Brest, Saint-Brieuc, and Châteauroux.

Despite tensions and the presence of counter-protesters, the demonstrations were peaceful and ended without major incident.

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Brutal Murder of Conservative Activist Quentin Deranque by French Antifa Thugs Unleashes Fierce Debate Between Failing Macron and Conservative Italian PM Meloni

Paul Serran

Political extremism on the left is every bit as problematic in Europe as in the bluest US states, if not worse.

Last week, the world was rocked by the news that French conservative activist Quentin Deranque was brutally murdered by a group of Antifa thugs in Lyon.

Rightwing leaders all around the world weighed in on the tragedy, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

This led to a series of contrasting statements by failing French President Emmanuel Macron and Meloni, as the murder fanned the tensions in France before municipal elections in March and the 2027 presidential race.

The Telegraph reported:

“On Wednesday, Ms. Meloni, a Right-wing nationalist, said the killing was ‘a wound for all of Europe’ and lamented a ‘climate of ideological hatred’.

‘Let everyone stay in their own lane’, Mr. Macron shot back in New Delhi during an official visit to India. The French president told Ms. Meloni to stop ‘commenting on what is happening in other people’s countries’.”

The idea of Macron complaining that leaders must not meddle in other countries’ issues is absurd, since he does that all the time, be it in environment, rearmament, economy, immigration… all the ‘Petit Roi’ does is meddle in issues not his own.

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