Bahrain's government has vowed to forcefully confront demonstrators who are planning to take to the streets on Wednesday, to demand political change after the failed "Pearl revolution" near the start of the Arab spring, in 2011.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the prime minister, issued the warning as democracy activists reported intensifying security measures, arrests and intimidation designed to forestall new protests.
"The government will forcefully confront suspect calls to violate law and order and those who stand behind them through decisive measures," the official Bahrain news agency quoted him as saying.
Emergency decrees have banned demonstrations in Manama, the capital, and imposed other new restrictions on dissent and freedom of expression. » | Ian Black, Middle East editor | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
