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Demonstrations over the one-year anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's presidency in Egypt turned violent this week. One American has been killed. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson joins host Lynn Neary with an update.

In Iran Wednesday, thousands of people marched in protest of last weekend's election results. The ongoing support for reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is the most dramatic political uprising in Iran since 1979. The Iranian government is trying to block media coverage of the protests. Newsweek's Middle East correspondent Babak Dehghanpisheh offers his insight.

Police fire on protesters in Katmandu, capital of Nepal. The demonstrators violated a curfew and marched on the palace of King Gyanendra. For many protesters, the king's vow to move to a multiparty government is not enough.

Thousands rallied Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demand international intervention in the Darfur region of Sudan. The deadly conflict there is fueled by religious friction and has created millions of refugees.

Demonstrations against a crackdown on illegal immigrants will likely include thousands of undocumented farmworkers in California. A march and rally is scheduled for the center of Bakersfield, Calif.

One of the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement is Phillip Agnew, a Florida-based activist with the group Dream Defenders. Agnew talks with Audie Cornish about the recent demonstrations.

The hammer throw competitor turned away from the flag during the national anthem on Saturday after she said she was told it wouldn't play when she was on the U.S. Olympic trials podium.

Social science researchers examine whether extreme protest tactics are an effective way for recruiting popular support. The public may not be relating to protesters like the way protesters aimed for.

Protesters took to the streets even before the Greek Parliament accepted a new bailout deal that includes tough — and controversial — austerity measures. Some demonstrations turned violent.

Immigration arrests and protests have sparked unrest in the city since Friday.