Lyon, May 14, 2011

This two-minute video gives some idea of the demonstration organized by Rebeyne, the Bloc Identitaire of Lyon. The "Rally for Freedom" had begun as the "Pig March" against the widespread distribution of unlabeled halal meat, but when the Prefect banned the rally on grounds it contravened "laïcité", it was reorganized as the "Rally for Freedom" and got the green light from the Prefect. Despite bad weather, the rally unfolded without serious confrontations, but there were a few broken windows and a counter-demonstration by left-wing activists whose stated goal is to unite against the "extreme right".

H/T: François Desouche