A 23-year-old French nationalist, Quentin D., was brutally beaten to death by Antifa militants in Lyon on February 13, 2026, while protecting a group of female activists from Collectif Némésis. The attack occurred near Sciences Po Lyon during a conference hosted by leftist MEP Rima Hassan, where the women raised a banner labeling the far-left “Islamo-leftists.”
Quentin, a finance and mathematics student who converted to Catholicism and attended the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, was part of a 15-man security detail for the activists. When Antifa—about 30 hooded assailants armed with reinforced gloves and pepper spray—ambushed them, Quentin was leg-swept, slammed to the pavement, and repeatedly kicked while down. He suffered severe brain injuries, was placed in an induced coma, and pronounced brain dead.
A priest administered last rites as his condition deteriorated. Collectif Némésis identified one attacker as Jacques Elie Favrot, linked to La France Insoumise MP Raphael Arnaud and the Jeune Garde group. The group described the assault as premeditated: “One of them, Quentin, 23, was attacked with extreme violence. The anti-fascists knocked him to the ground and beat him, leaving him for dead in the street.” Philosophy professor Fx Bellamy condemned the silence: “Can we even imagine for a second the reaction if a left-wing activist were beaten to death? Are there politically authorized crimes in France?”
European conservative Eva Vlaardingerbroek urged President Macron to declare Antifa a terrorist organization: “How many young French people have to be killed like dogs before you act?” This tragedy exposes the far-left’s violent intolerance toward those defending traditional values and national identity. Quentin’s death highlights the urgent need for stronger law enforcement against radical leftist extremism threatening France’s heritage and freedoms.