List of active separatist movements in Asia
This is a list of active separatist movements in Asia . Separatism can include autonomism and secessionism ,[ 1] despite the fact that independence is the primary goal of many separatist movements. Many separatist movements arise as a result of religious, racial, social, and cultural disparities between certain peoples and the majority or ruling class in a country.
Criteria
What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
They are active movements with active members.
They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy ).
They are citizens/people of the conflict area and do not come from another country.
Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
Afghanistan
Afghan Turkestan Province in 1929
South Turkestan [ 2] [ 3]
Azerbaijan
Autonomist movements
Azerbaijan districts claimed by Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
Territory of the short-lived Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts [ 10]
Zale'n-gam
Zogam (Parts of Chittagong hill tracts )
Bangabhumi
China
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Hong Kong
Xizang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
Tibet
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia [ 21] [ 22]
Minor movements
Egypt
Militant organizations: Tawhid al-Jihad , Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula (from late 2011), Abdullah Azzam Brigades , Ansar al-Sharia , Hasm Movement , Bedouin , Jund al-Islam , Popular Resistance Movement , Takfir wal-Hijra , Army of Islam , Al Furqan Brigades , Soldiers of Egypt
Georgia
Georgian administrative divisions are outlined in black. Occupied territories of Georgia are shown in pink.
Territory of the former Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
Javakheti
India
Separatist movements
Assam
Nagaland [ 35]
Political map of the Kashmir region districts, showing the Pir Panjal range and the Kashmir Valley or Vale of Kashmir.
Kashmir [ 36]
Kamtapur [ 37]
Manipur [ 41] [ 42]
Sikkim [ 44]
Punjab, India
Meghalaya
Tripuri-majority areas of Tripura
Mizoram
Kukiland
Santhal Pargana
Proposed state: Santhal Pargana[ 50]
Dimasaland
Tiwa
Zogam (In India the claimed territories are: Barak Valley , Tripura , East Jaintia Hills , Dima Hasao district and Karbi Anglong district of Assam )
South India (includes Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Puducherry , Lakshadweep and Telangana )
Autonomist or statehood movements
Rabha Hasong
Gorkhaland
Ladakh
Garo Hills
Bundelkhand
Vidarbha
Goa
Jammu region
Bodoland
Indonesia
Map of native ethnic groups of Indonesia. Foreign ethnic groups are not shown.
Aceh
Bali
Maluku
Minahasa Peninsula
Riau
Iran
Khūzestān Province
Iranian Kurdistan (Irredentism )
Iranian Azerbaijan
Balochistan
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
Proposed state: Kurdistan
Assyria
Proposed state: Basra [ 123] [ 124] [ 125]
Current de jure and de facto autonomous region: Basra Governorate
Proposal: Basra has proposed uniting with the Dhi Qar and Maysan governorates as an autonomous region or total independence[ 126]
Turkmeneli
Sinjar District
Israel
Palestinian territories
West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Japan
Okinawa
Kazakhstan
Map of North Kazakhstan
North Kazakhstan Region and other ethnic Russian parts of Kazakhstan [ 134]
Laos
Northern Laos
Malaysia
A "Sarawak for Sarawakians" car sticker in Sibu incorporating elements of a Sarawak state with the pre-Malaysian flag
Sarawak [ 138] [ 139] [ 140] [ 141]
Sabah [ 138] [ 139]
Johor [ 144] [ 145]
Myanmar
Ethnolinguistic Groups of Burma/Myanmar
Map of conflict zones in Myanmar. States and regions affected by fighting during and after 1995 are highlighted in yellow.
Map of Myanmar and its divisions, including Shan State , Kachin State , Rakhine State and Karen State .
Arakan
Chin State
Kawthoolei
Karenni
Kokang
Mon State
Northern Rakhine State
Shan States
Pa'O
Palaung
Wa State [ 152]
Zale'n-gam
Zogam
Nagaland
Kachin state [ 153]
Nepal
Nepal ethnic groups
Kirat Autonomous State
Madhesh
Pakistan
Azad Kashmir
Gilgit Baltistan
Balochistan [ 160] [ 161]
Sindh [ 163] [ 164]
Pashtunistan
Karachi
Philippines
Cordillera
Sulu archipelago and parts of Zamboanga Peninsula
Cordillera Administrative Region
Mindanao [ 179]
Ethnic groups: Cebuano settlers and Hiligaynon settlers
Proposed state: Federal Republic of Mindanao[ 180] [ 181]
Advocacy group: Mindanao Independence Movement,[ 182] Mindanao and Sabah Alliance[ 183]
Other Islamic militants operating in Mindanao had goals to create an Islamic state in the Philippines, such as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters .[ 184] [ 185] [ 186]
Russia
Siberia or Siberian Federal District [ 187]
Buryatia
Ural Federal District [ 191] [ 192]
Sakha Republic [ 195]
Sri Lanka
Territorial claims of Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam
Syria
De facto autonomous region:
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava)
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava)
Separatist movements:
Assyria
Taiwan
The Republic of China (ROC) , commonly known as Taiwan , is a state that has diplomatic relations with 11 United Nations member states (as well as the Holy See , an observer ).[ 204]
Taiwan
Proposed state: Republic of Taiwan
Movement: Taiwan independence movement , Taiwanese nationalism
Note: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been democratically elected to power in Taiwan five times; in 2000 (until 2004) , in 2004 (until 2008) , in 2016 (until 2020) , in 2020 (until 2024) , and in 2024 (until 2028) . Although the DPP has been the nominal ruling party of the Republic of China throughout these four ruling terms, the DPP has been pushing a pro-Taiwan independence agenda, whether tacitly or overtly. Some representatives of the DPP, such as Lai Ching-te , argue that Taiwan independence should not even be considered an "independence movement" but is rather the recognition of the reality of the current situation of the Republic of China on Taiwan . Many supporters of Taiwan independence believe that Taiwan, under the formal name of the "Republic of China", is already an independent country from mainland China, under the formal name of the "People's Republic of China". Some groups also exclude the Kinmen and Matsu Islands from their proposal.
Political parties: Pan-Green Coalition (Democratic Progressive Party , Taiwan Solidarity Union , Taiwan Independence Party ), New Power Party , Taiwan Statebuilding Party
Advocacy groups: Keep Taiwan Free (Taiwanese organisation), World United Formosans for Independence
Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Ethnic group: Native Taiwanese
Thailand
Map of the Patani region
Patani
Turkey
Map showing Kurdish-speaking areas within Turkey, as per the 1965 census.
Further information:
Human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey ,
Turkish Kurdistan ,
Kurds in Turkey ,
Zazas ,
Kurds in Istanbul ,
Turkish nationalism ,
Turkish War of Independence ,
Greek genocide ,
Armenian genocide ,
Republic of Hatay ,
Western Armenia ,
Western Armenia Government in Exile ,
Treaty of Sèvres ,
Treaty of Lausanne , and
Syrian Resistance
Northern Kurdistan [ 213]
Assyria
Western Armenia
Zazaistan
Uzbekistan
Karakalpakstan [ 215] [ 216]
Vietnam
Central Highlands (Vietnam)
Hmong state
Mekong Delta and South East Vietnam
Yemen
Yemen prior to unification
See also
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