[View the story "Bahrain's Anniversary" on Storify ]Bahrain's Anniversary Storified by The Stream · Tue, Feb 14 2012 12:08:16
Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the first protests in Bahrain, which sparked an uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa monarchy calling for democratic reform.
Aljazeera
It is the morning of #feb14 in #bahrain... it's been a year since we all woke up with no idea what was in storeMaryam Alkhawaja
The video below was issued as a call for a return to protests, saying, "We will return and we are steadfast, for the sake of our martyrs and the detained, we are all returning to a free Lulu."
كلنا راجعين - 14 فبراير 2012 ~nibras4u
The protests began with a "Day of Rage" last year, which was met with riot police.
Raw footage Bahrain Protests 02/14/2011khilafahconcepts
Protests continued throughout the year, with violence perpetrated against both protesters and police. (Warning: Video below contains graphic content.)
We are Bahrain: 2011mjalal72
Pearl Roundabout (Duwar al Lulu) became a center of the protests and an icon for the uprising. The Bahraini government demolished it in March of last year.
Scenes never seen ما لم يشاهده العالم في هدم اللؤلؤة14FebBh
In the weeks before police evicted the protesters from the roundabout, the number of demonstrators in the streets of Manama was estimated to be in the tens of thousands.
Breaking News RAW Video Bahrain: مسيرة الوفاء للشهداء 22-2-2011warriorpoet
This cartoon by Ali Bazaaz depicts many other monuments springing up behind a sheikh destroying the original in the foreground.
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Since the monument's demolition, the roundabout has been heavily blockaded to pedestrians by police, as witnesses attested.
#lulu square is more like a military base at this moment with armored vehicles, barbed wire, and army personnel #BahrainBahrainy
Protesters on February 14, 2012 were mostly unable to reach the square, though demonstrations took place elsewhere in Bahrain.
#Bahrain images today basically show streets, roads and highways crawling with armored vehicles in Manama and across several villages. #luluJosh Shahryar ☣
The amount of arrests today is just ridiculous, this is like March 2011 #Bahrain #Feb14 #LuluReturnالوطن ليلى وكلنا قيس
القطيف مسيرة فعاليات 14 فبراير 2012 تضامن مع شعب البحرين -2AwamiaShabab
Attempts earlier in the week by demonstrators to reach the roundabout were met with riot police and heavy tear gas.
John Timoney says the use of toxic gases is little - What's your comment on this pic? h#Bahrain" #UN #Usa #Arabspring http://twitpic.com/8jov8vS.Yousif Almuhafda
قمع الزحف إلى الميدان (1) مسيرة صرخة شعب | 13 - 2 - 2012NahjAlThawra
Sound of takbeer and 'down with hamad' from inside homes fill night in sanabis for good half hour. Eerie. #bahrainAndrew Hammond
The Internet collective Anonymous hacked a number of websites, including Bahrain's official site and those of companies who sell tear gas to Bahrain, in what they called a Valentine's Day gift.
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Head of the Bahrain Human Rights Centre Nabil Rajab gives a testimonial on why he is bringing his family to Pearl Roundabout on the anniversary of the uprising. On Tuesday he was detained on the way to demonstrations there.
Bahraini Activist Nabil Rajab: Why I Am Taking My Family to Pearl Roundaboutkatrap40
Bahraini activist Zainab Al Khawaja, who was detained by authorities on Sunday, live-tweeted Monday's march to the roundabout, while others recorded the resulting crackdown.
We are trying our best to start the #ManamaMarch but anti-security forces are everywhere quelling us #Bahrainvendetta
its just like hell in the villages, security forces are breaking into houses shooting teargas and vandalizing poor people's cars #bahrainFREEDOM
Many foreign journalists were not granted entry to Bahrain during the week of the anniversary.
#Bahrain has rejected my visa application for this month's 1-year anniversary protests,while saying I can reapply later.Nicholas Kristof
If #Bahrain has nothing to hide, why forbid human rights activists and journos from entering the country?Amber Lyon CNN
Foreign human rights activists who did arrive in Bahrain were detained not long after their arrival and deported back to the United Kingdom, alleging ill treatment.
@radhikasainath punched in head on plane; @huwaidaarraf hair pulled on plane; no food/water/restroom whole flight - pilot refused to respondadam shapiro
In the video below, Al Khawaja says, "Down with Hamad!", the Bahraini monarch, before she is arrested.
زينب الخواجة تستفز رجال الأمن و المواطنينmanamapress
Al Khawaja's husband was only recently released from 10 months of detention himself, while her father, Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, has been on a hunger strike in prison.
.@angryarabiya's husband->MT @fetusbahrain: FIL=Life Sentence, Wife=Arrested, Me=10 mo. in prison. Try to convince me to ask for reforms!!!Zeynep Tufekci
The US Embassy in Bahrain gave a press statement on the current human rights situation in Bahrain and recommendations to implement the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry's report on political reform.
Statement by Michael H. PosnerUSEmbassyManama
There are also voices online in support of the Al Khalifa regime and criticising the media for its portrayal of the demonstrations.
@true_movement @AJStream @mhopp7 wouldn't go on that show or anything related to #aljazeera if my life depended on itNouf Al Sowaidi
#NoFeb14RiotsAgain For those who falsified the act of killing #policemen in #feb14 2011Wonder what would call this!http://t.co/JJcIEMLAAmootFelBahrain
RT @mnarfezhom_intl: First step to solve #Bahrain's problem is to wake up and admit we're dealing with terrorists, USE LIVE AMMO!! #us ...الزنديق عيسى قاسم
There have been recurring allegations of a renewed Saudi military presence in Bahrain after their incursion last spring. The video below is said to show the arrival of the Peninsula Shield Force in Bahrain, the name for the GCC joint forces.
Tweeted earlier by @NABEELRAJAB in arabic that he saw diff troops today in #ManamaMarch #bahrain its either #Saudi or #Jordan-ian troopsSayed Hassan
وصول قوات درع الجزيرة مجددا الى البحرين 9-2-2012VivaBahrain1
Epic hypocrisy: Bahrain rejects condemnation from foreign countries, asks them not to "interfere in local affairs" but welcomes Saudi tanks.Esra'a