The National Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy, a coalition supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi, has called for Friday protests they have dubbed "Students inflame revolutions."
At least eight people have been killed during violence in 17 provinces of Argentina, sparked by a police strike that began six days ago, local media reported on Tuesday.
Anti-government Thai protesters laid siege at the headquarters of government agencies in the Thai capital on Wednesday as arrest warrants have been issued for former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban and several others who have organized the protests.
Egyptian police arrested a wanted senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of the group's massive protests aiming to reinstate Mohamed Morsi as president, official news agency MENA reported Thursday.
Turkish Prime Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a referendum may be held on the future of Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square where activists have been camping to protest the government's plan to demolish it, a senior official said.
As Turkish unions went on strike on Wednesday, thousands of workers gathered in Kizilay Square of Ankara to protest over the police crackdown on the Gezi Park unrest.
With Egyptians set to hold nationwide demonstrations on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the unrest that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian opposition and revolutionary movements reaffirm their commitment to peacefulness and urge all participants to avoid violence on Jan. 25.
The Indian capital on Monday is bracing for more protests against the recent gang rape of a 23-year- old medical student who succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Singapore in the wee hours last Saturday.
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