A prominent right-wing media figure was attacked by antifa militants in the Brittany region of France this week, the latest incident in a trend of leftist violence in the country.Erik Tegner, a journalist and founder of the conservative publication Frontières, was confronted after leaving a bar with friends on Wednesday night. Several videos of the encounter have emerged on social media, including some posted by “antifascist” accounts, showing people surrounding and physically grabbing Tegner.“I was assaulted last night by 150 antifas on the island of Groix in Brittany during my vacation, a figure confirmed by the surveillance cameras,” Tegner said in a social media post after the incident. “A complaint has just been filed. Thank you for your messages of support. No one will ever silence me. Brittany deserves better!”
Journalist and far-right activist Erik Tegner poses during the opening of his Kerfave brewery on May 14, 2026, in Pleguien, western France. Tegner, a commentator on CNews television and co-founder of the far-right outlet Frontières, opened the Kerfave craft brewery alongside a business partner in the Cotes-d’Armor department, with antifascist groups mobilizing against the launch. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
