Thousands of protesters in Aden, Abyan, and Dhale provinces took to the streets in huge rallies after a call for the Day of Rage to be held in southern provinces on Friday.
In the rally in which several Southern Movements' followers chanted anti-government slogans, protesters carried photos of the main leader of Southern Movement, Ali Salem Al-Beith, who is currently in exile. Protesters also carried the flag of the former southern republic.
In Abyan and Dhale provinces protesters took to the streets in rallies peacefully.
In Mansora, Aden, several protesters were arrested by the security forces in which tear gas and gun fire were used to disperse the protesters. No further details were reported.
Hassan Baoum, Southern Movement's leader, and tens of youths belonging to the Southern Movement called for the Day of Rage to be held on Friday.
Last week, military reinforcements deployed to Aden and other provinces in an attempt to stop protesters from holding anti-government demonstrations.