After they parading, the children of the revolution go up on a platform where they waddle on the hymns like the Bella Ciao of the Spanish series "La casa de papel" while they be taken in pictures by their parents. Tripoli

Children wave their flags listening to slogans against the regime. Tripoli

A traveling puppet theater explains to children who are the bad guys and how they should be treated. Tripoli

Two children watch and listen attentively to a family who is chanting slogans against the regime. Tripoli

A car passes near the place of martyrs where will soon take place the big demonstration. Beirut

A boy who has the Lebanese flag painted on his face goes to the demonstration with his sister. Many children wear military uniforms at demonstrations. Since the beginning of the revolution, traders military clothing for children have doubled their turnover. Tripoli

A young boy in paramilitary dress and his mother peacefully manifest in Tripoli. Corruption has succeeded in uniting the 18 religions living in Lebanon under the same flag.

A little girl in paramilitary dress on the shoulders of his mother with a plastic pump gun.Tripoli

A young boy throws slogans by megafone against politicians and banks that will be taken up in unison by the crowd.

On a platform where meetings are held on the way forward against the regime and the banks, children discuss among themselves. Beirut

A boy in front of graffiti representing the revolution of the Lebanese people. Place of martyrs. Beirut

Children will be photographed in front of the rebuilt "Fist of the Revolution" after being burned a few days earlier. Martyrs'Square. Beirut

A young girl happy to have given a rose to a soldier because there were no incidents between the demonstrators and the army on Saturday, November 23. Tripoli.

Group portrait for this family coming to the demonstration for change. Sahet el-Nour Square.Tripoli

Un jeune garçon reprend des forces avant de poursuivre la soirée. Place Sahet el-Nour. Tripoli

A boy with a stone vigorously taps on a wall made of sheet metal to make his dissatisfaction heard. Beirut

A young boy pays tribute to the victims of the revolution. Martyrs' Square. Beirut

A father is his son before the demonstration. Martyrs' Square. Beirut

A young boy with his brother and sister watch a flying lantern take flight. Martyrs'Square. Beirut

A baby is raised at arm's length by his father during a demonstration. Beirut

Children and teenagers with iron bars and stones start hitting metal sheets near the Ministry of Finance building to express their dissatisfaction. Beirut

A young boy pays tribute to the victims of the revolution. Martyrs' Square. Beirut

The children of the revolution

The announcement of the Lebanese government to impose a tax on calls by WhatsApp has triggered a massive protest response from the people that has grown steadily from day to day. Children have become major protagonists of popular acts across the country. They do not have an insignificant role, they actively participate in all events alongside their parents. Armed for some of the roses they will give to the soldiers according to the behavior they will have towards the demonstrators. Others will choose a more radical option of the plastic gun or rifle to clearly show how fed up the Lebanese people are with their corrupt politicians and banks. Carried on shoulders or with arms outstretched, their voices are also heard through the megaphones where they will launch slogans against the regime that which will be repeated by the demonstrators.

Most of them dressed in paramilitary uniforms, they often paraded in the front line. Moreover, since the revolution, merchants of military clothing for children have been busy. "We replaced the classic children's mannequins' outfits with military clothes and doubled our sales," Ali says. In joy and good mood they sing popular hymns and in particular the Bella Ciao from the very famous Spanish series "La casa de papel".

For parents, it is a pride to take their offspring to his rallies. "They are the future and it is our duty to involve them in the change of the country. And if a situation of this type were to be repeated when they grow up, they will have already gained experience. They will can fight for a better life and that can not be learned at school", exclaims Noor Mohammad. At the end of the demonstration, a mobile puppet theatre explains to the children who the bad guys are and how they should be treated.

The children of the revolution

Photography: Michel Martinez B.