In Lyon, a march in tribute to Quentin Deranque underneath shut surveillance | EUROtoday

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Posters in tribute to the young radical far-right activist Quentin Deranque, in Lyon, February 19, 2026.

Two gendarmerie squadrons, 4 republican safety corporations (CRS), together with the 83, an skilled within the remedy of city violence, river sources, two drones, native employees from the interdepartmental path of the nationwide police: in complete, greater than 500 members of the police will crisscross Lyon, Saturday February 21, earlier than the parade, introduced underneath excessive pressure, in tribute to Quentin Deranque. The 23-year-old younger radical right-wing activist died following an assault by anti-fascist activists on Thursday February 12, on the sidelines of a rally by the nationalist feminist group Némésis in opposition to the holding of a convention by MEP Rima Hassan (La France insoumise) on the Institute of Political Studies in Lyon.

“The safety system should make it doable to intervene rapidly with a purpose to stop clashes, let the World the Rhône prefecture. No gatherings contravening its decrees will probably be tolerated and conduct or feedback that contravene the legislation, throughout the march, will probably be topic to a response from the nationwide police and a report back to the courts. State providers will probably be mobilized at a excessive stage to ensure public order in Lyon. »

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