Activists in Bahrain say authorities have made arrests and prevented protesters from gathering at the site of a landmark roundabout in the capital, Manama, on the first anniversary of the country's pro-democracy uprising.
Bahrain Blocks Anniversary Protests
Anti-government protesters run towards Farooq Junction, formerly known as Pearl Square, after breaking barriers set up by police during a protest in Budaiya west of Manama, Bahrain, February 13, 2012. (Reuters)
Armored vehicles head into the capital of Manama, February 14, 2012. Clashes and attempts to march toward the well-barricaded hub of last year's pro-democracy protests marked the first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom. (AP)
Police stop motorists entering Manama, checking identification and removing and arresting young men from several cars amid tight security on the first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom. (AP)
An anti-government protester runs with a Bahraini flag and a banner that reads ''We will Return'' during a protest that attempted to march back to Al Farook Junction, formally known as Pearl Square, in the village of Sanabis. (Reuters)
Motorists are caught in a cloud of tear gas fired by riot police at anti-government protesters in Manama during the first anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in the Gulf kingdom. (AP)
Bahraini man is seen handcuffed beside a road in Manama as police stop motorists entering the capital, checking identification and detaining young men from several cars. (AP)
An anti-government protester picks up and runs with a crate of Molotov cocktails that other protesters abandoned when police arrive in Sanabis. (AP)
Riot police firing tear gas pursue Bahraini anti-government protesters in Sanabis, on the edge of the capital of Manama. (AP)
An armored vehicle approaches the flames of a Molotov cocktail thrown by anti-government protesters, unseen, in Sanabis. (AP)