Le Défi (newspaper)
| Liberté, égalité, justice | |
Cover of the first issue of the newspaper | |
| Founder(s) | G. Robert J. M. Frénéa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 February 1884 |
| Ceased publication | 17 February 1884 |
| Political alignment | Anarchism Anarcho-communism |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | 28 rue Guillotière, Lyon |
Le Défi (English: The Challenge/The Defiance) was an anarchist newspaper published in Lyon in February 1884. It succeeded L'Émeute, which had been banned a week earlier, and preceded L'Hydre anarchiste.
During a period when Lyon was a major hub for the anarchist movement, they began establishing press outlets that followed one after another in response to frequent bans and significant repression. Following the prohibition of their previous organ, L'Émeute, they founded a new journal titled Le Défi ; it managed to remain in print for about fifteen days before being banned in its turn.
It belongs to the first period of the Lyon anarchist press, featuring a series of closely related newspapers that succeeded one another in the face of government bans, including Le Droit social, L'Étendard révolutionnaire, La Lutte, Le Drapeau noir, L'Émeute, Le Défi, L'Hydre anarchiste, L'Alarme, and Le Droit anarchique.