List of active separatist movements in Asia

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This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Asia. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism. What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet two criteria:

  1. They are active movements with current, active members.
  2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

Afghanistan Afghanistan [edit]

Badakhshan Province near the Wakhan Corridor

  • Proposed autonomous area: United Badakhshan Peoples Republic[1]

Bangladesh Bangladesh [edit]

Hindu Republic of Bangabhumi or Bir Bango

Chittagong Hill Tracts

Myanmar Burma/Myanmar [edit]

Arakan

Chin people

Kachin

  • Proposed state: Kachinland
    • Political party: Kachin National Organization

Karen people

Karenni

Kuki people

  • Proposed state: Kukiland
    • Militant organisation: Kuki National Army
    • Advocacy group: Kuki National Organisation

Mon

  • Proposed state: Mon State
    • Political party: New Mon State Party

Nagaland

Rohingya people

  • Proposed state: Northern Arakan State of Arakan Federation
    • Advocacy group: Arakan Rohingya National Organization

Shan (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

  • Proposed state: Flag of the Shan State.svg Federated Shan States
    • Political party: Shan Democratic Union
    • Militant organisation: Shan State Army
    • Advocacy group: Restoration Council of Shan State
    • Government in exile: Interim Government of Federated Shan States[4]

Wa people

Zomi

China China (PRC) [edit]

Kokbayraq flag.svg East Turkestan [edit]

Hong Kong Hong Kong [edit]

See Hong Kong people

Flag of the Inner Mongolian People's Party.svg Inner Mongolia [edit]

Localization of Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Manchu area in map of China.

Flag of Manchukuo.svg Manchukuo [edit]

Tibet Tibet [edit]

India India [edit]

The north east region states demanding the separate state in country not the separate country. All militant forces in north east region of India are demanding the development of their tribe and negotiation directly with central government of India. This is not an independence moment it is style of their negotiation.

Arunachal Pradesh

  • Proposed autonomous area: Teola country[9]
  • Proposed autonomous area: Hajong Chakma Homeland
    • Political organisation: All Hajong Chakma Homeland Movement

Assam

Dalit

Jammu and Kashmir (occupied/disputed area)

Manipur

Mizoram

  • Proposed state: Zozam
    • Militant organisations: Zomi Revolutionary Organization, Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force

Nagaland

Punjab

Indonesia Indonesia [edit]

Indonesia is a transcontinental country. See also List of active separatist movements in Oceania#Indonesia

Aceh

  • Proposed state: Flag of Aceh.svg Republic of Aceh
    • Militant organisation: Free Aceh Movement (the movement reached an agreement with the Indonesian government in 2005, the separatist movement is no longer exists.

Kalimantan + Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak + Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah + Flag of Labuan.svg Labuan[12]

  • Proposed state: Flag of Kalimantan Borneo.png Kalimantan Borneo
    • Pressure groups: Kalimantan Borneo Liberation Front

Riau[13]

  • Proposed state: Flag of Riau Independists.svg Riau

South Moluccas

West Papua

Iran Iran [edit]

Azerbaijan (Iran)

  • Proposed state: SouthAzerbaijanFlag.gif South Azerbaijan
    • Political party: CAMAH (South Azerbaijan National Liberation Movement), a Baku-based separatist organisation that advocates for the separation of Iranian Azerbaijan from Iran and unification with the Republic of Azerbaijan. According to them, the predominantly ethnic Persian provinces of Hamadan, Qazvin and Karaj and the whole of the ethnically mixed province of West Azerbaijan are parts of Azerbaijan.[16]

Turkmen Sahra

  • Proposed state: South Turkmenistan
    • Political party: Turkmen-Sahra Liberation Organization

Gilaki people

Arabs of Khūzestān

    • Militant organisations: Al-Ahwaz Arab People's Democratic Popular Front, Ahwaz Arab Renaissance Party, Ahwaz Liberation Organisation
    • Advocacy group: Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

Kurdish people

Lurs

Mazanderani people

Qashqai people

Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Iraq Iraq [edit]

Flag of Assyria.svg Assyrian people

  • Political party: Assyria Liberation Party (GFA)

Kurdish People

  • Political party: Kurdistan Independence Movement (K.I.M.)

Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan

Iraq Salahuddin

Iraq Diyala

Flag of Iraq Turkmen Front.svg Turkmeneli (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

Israel Israel [edit]

Israeli settlers

Japan Japan [edit]

Hokkaido/Ainu people[19][20]

Ryūkyūs/Ryukyuan people

Laos Laos [edit]

Hmong people

Malaysia Malaysia [edit]

East Malaysia (Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak, Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah, and Flag of Labuan.svg Labuan) + Kalimantan[12]

  • Proposed state: Flag of Kalimantan Borneo.png Kalimantan Borneo as United States of Borneo.
    • Pressure groups: Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia, Kalimantan Borneo Liberation Front

Sarawak Sarawak[21][22]

  • Proposed state: Sarawak Republic of Sarawak

Nepal Nepal [edit]

Madheshi people in the southern strip have occasionally voiced for independence from Nepal. The claims are a result of a long standing history of discrimination against them.

  • Proposed state: Republic of Madheshstan
    • Political group: AIM Madeshstan

Oman Oman [edit]

Dhofar

Pakistan Pakistan [edit]

Flag of Balochistan, PK.gifBalochistan[23]

Gilgit-Baltistan

  • Proposed state: Republic of Gilgit Baltistan
    • Political party: Gilgit Baltistan United Movement

Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Sindh

Waziristan

State of Palestine Palestine [edit]

Philippines Philippines [edit]

Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (including the cities of Cotabato City, Isabela, Basilan and the municipalities of Baloi, Munai, Nunungan, Pantar, Tagoloan and Tangcal in Lanao del Norte and certain barangays from Kabacan, Carmen, Aleosan, Pigkawayan, Pikit and Midsayap municipalities in Cotabato).[26]

Bangsamoro

  • Proposed state: Bangsamoro Republik[29]/ Federal Republic of Mindanao
  • Political party: Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement[28]
  • Militant organisation: Moro National Liberation Front, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters[28]

Russia Russia (Asia) [edit]

Flag of Altai Republic.svg Altai Republic[citation needed]

Flag of Buryatia.svg Buryatia

Eastern Siberia

  • Proposed state: United States of Northern Asia

Flag of the Far Eastern Republic.svg Far Eastern Republic

Flag of Khakassia.svg Khakassia[citation needed]

 Sakha Republic

 Siberia

Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

  • Proposed state: Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva
    • Political parties: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva, People's Front "Free Tuva"

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka [edit]

Sri Lankan Tamil people

Syria Syria [edit]

Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg Free Syrian Army[31]

  • Proposed state: Free Republic of Syria

Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdish people

Caption=1920-1936, Alawite Territory, Alawite State, and Sanjak of Latakia.svg Alawite State

Flag of Druze.svg Druze people in Syria.

Taiwan ROC (Taiwan) [edit]

Tajikistan Tajikistan [edit]

Gorno-Badakhshan flag.svg Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

  • Proposed state: United Badakhshan Peoples Republic[1]
    • Political party: Lali Badakhshon[1]

Thailand Thailand [edit]

Patani-unitat.png Patani

Turkey Turkey (Asia) [edit]

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan [edit]

Bandera de Khiva 1917-1920.svg Khorazm

  • The province of Xorazm located in Uzbekistan, also including the province of Dashoguz in Turkmenistan.

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan [edit]

Flag of Karakalpakstan.svg Karakalpakstan

  • Proposed state: Flag of Karakalpakstan.svg Karakalpakstan
    • Advocacy group: Free Karakalpakstan National Revival Party[34]

Bandera de Khiva 1917-1920.svg Khorazm

  • The province of Xorazm located in Uzbekistan, also including the province of Dashoguz in Turkmenistan.

Vietnam Vietnam [edit]

Degar people Flag of South Vietnam.svg

Yemen Yemen [edit]

Flag of the State of Aden.svg Aden

  • Proposed state: Flag of the State of Aden.svg Aden

Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen

See also [edit]

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