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Africa
Asia
Secessionist movements
Autonomist movements
Note:
Jammu and Kashmir is a
disputed territory and not recognised as an Indian integral part, according to the
International community .
See also:
Insurgent groups in Northeast India
See also under Bodoland, Dimasaland, Kamtapur, Karbi below.
Group: Free Karakalpakstan National Revival Party. (obscure: possibly only exists the Internet)
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The Middle East
Status: Formal groups not identified, but pressure for independence of Baloch people
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Proposed state: To be a part of
Azerbaijan (supported only by a small minority)
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Tribal and regional factions call for autonomous rights in the
Aden, Yemen and
Dhofar regions.
Europe
Various ethnic groups in Europe are seeking greater autonomy or independence. In the
European Union , several of these groups are members of the
European Free Alliance . In some cases, the group seeks union with a neighboring country.
Frisia
Frisia
Political party : Frisian Alliance
Status : Democratic and cultural movement seeking independence for Frisian-speaking people in Fryslân, including areas now part of Germany, in addition to the Netherlands
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Basque Country and
Navarre (Main article:
Basque nationalism )
Catalonia (
Catalan independentism ),
the
Valencian Community and
the
Balearic Islands
Civil Organization :
Sobirania i Progrés ,
Plataforma pel Dret de Decidir ,
Cercle d'Estudis Sobiranistes
Pressure groups :
Catalunya Acció ,
Free Catalonia ,
Endavant ,
Moviment de Defensa de la Terra ,
Reagrupament
Youth pressure groups :
Maulets ,
Coordinadora d'Assemblees de Joves de l'Esquerra Independentista ,
Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Political parties (secessionist) :
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (in the
Catalan Countries );
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (in Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and
Northern Catalonia ; called
Esquerra Republicana del País Valencià in the Valencian Country), member of the
European Free Alliance
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Estat Català (in Catalonia).
Political parties (autonomist) :
Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ,
Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (in Catalonia);
Partit Socialista de Mallorca-Entesa Nacionalista ,
Entesa de l’Esquerra de Menorca (in the Balearic Islands);
Bloc Nacionalista Valencià (in the Valencian Country).
Proposed state :
Catalan Countries (united or federated);
Principality of Catalonia ,
Valencian Community and
Balearic Islands .
Galicia
United Kingdom and associated territories (Europe)
Secessionist movements
Autonomist movements
North America
Secessionist movements
Alberta (Main article:
Alberta separatism )
British Columbia +
Pacific Northwestern US
Quebec (Main article:
Quebec sovereignty movement )
Civil organization :
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society ,
Mouvement national des Québécois et des Québécoises (MNQ),
Rassemblement pour l'indépendance du Québec (RIQ),
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté (IPSO),
Mouvement de libération nationale du Québec (MLNQ),
Réseau de Résistance du Québecois (RRQ)
Labour union :
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN),
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ),
Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ),
Union des artistes (UDA)
Political party :
Parti Québécois ,
Bloc Québécois ,
Québec solidaire ,
Parti indépendantiste
Proposed state :
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Autonomist movements
Denmark (North America)
Maine
Proposed state : Republic of Maine
Pressure group : Free Maine
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Central America and Caribbean
South America
Southern Region
State of São Paulo
Pressure group: Movimento São Paulo Independente
Status: Website says that São Paulo could be viable as an independent state. No evidence of any popular support.
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Aymara (politically divided between Bolivia, Chile and Peru; see respective entries)
Oceania
Groups currently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) (International,
Palestinian )
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) (
Philippines )
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade (
Palestinian )
Al-Shabaab (
Somalia )
Ansar al-Islam (
Iraqi Kurdistan )
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) (
Algeria )
Asbat an-Ansar (
Lebanon )
Aum Shinrikyo (
Japan )
Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) (
Spain ,
France )
Communist Party of the Philippines /
New People's Army (CPP/NPA) (
Philippines )
Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) (
Northern Ireland )
Gama’a al-Islamiyya (
Egypt )
HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) (
Palestinian )
Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh (HUJI-B) (
Bangladesh )
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM) (
Pakistan )
Hizballah (Party of God) (
Lebanon )
Hizbul Islam (
Somalia )
Islamic Jihad Group (
Palestinian )
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) (
Uzbekistan )
Jaish-e-Mohammed (Army of Mohammed) (JEM) (
Pakistan )
Jemaah Islamiya organization (JI) (
South East Asia )
al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) (
Egypt )
Kahane Chai (Kach) (
Israel )
Kongra-Gel (formerly Kurdistan Workers' Party) (KGK, formerly PKK, KADEK, Kongra-Gel) (
Turkey ,
Iraq ,
Iran ,
Syria )
Lashkar-e Tayyiba (Army of the Righteous) (LT) (
Muridke, Pakistan )
Lashkar i Jhangvi (
Pakistan )
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (
Sri Lanka )
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) (
Libya )
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM) (
Morocco )
Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) (
Iran )
National Liberation Army (ELN) (
Colombia )
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) (
Palestinian )
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (
Palestinian )
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) (
Palestinian )
PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC) (
Palestinian )
Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (QJBR) (al-Qaida in Iraq) (formerly Jama'at al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, JTJ, al-Zarqawi Network) (
Iraq )
al-Qa’ida (Global)
al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly GSPC) (The
Maghreb )
Real IRA (
Northern Ireland )
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (
Colombia )
Revolutionary Nuclei (formerly ELA) (
Greece )
Revolutionary Organization 17 November (
Greece )
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) (
Turkey )
Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) (
Peru )
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) (
Colombia )
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^ The United Kingdom has designated the
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^ Australia has designated the Hizballah External Security Organisation as a terrorist organization.
^ The UK has designated the military wing of Hizballah as a terrorist organization.
^ The European Union has also designated 'Cellula Contro Capitale, Carcere i suoi Carcerieri e le sue Celle', 'Solidarietà Internazionale', 'Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco ed Affini — Occasionalmente Spettacolare' and the 'July 20 Brigade' as terrorist organizations, all supposedly linked to the Informal Anarchist Federation. See
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