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.
What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
Territory of the short-lived Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
Zogam (Parts of Chittagong hill tracts)
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Taiwan is not included in this list because it is not governed by the People's Republic of China. As of 2024, Taiwan is recognized by 11 members of the United Nations and the Holy See with others maintaining unofficial relations.[20]
Territory of the former Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
Tripuri-majority areas of Tripura
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)
Proposed state: Kurdistan
Proposed state: Basra[130][131][132]
West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Sulu archipelago and parts of Zamboanga Peninsula
Cordillera Administrative Region
Other Islamic militants operating in Mindanao had goals to create an Islamic state in the Philippines, such as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.[183][184][185]
Siberia or Siberian Federal District[186]
Ural Federal District[190][191]
De facto autonomous region:
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava)
Separatist movements:
Autonomist movements:
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).[20]
Quảng Bình province, Quảng Trị province, Thừa Thiên Huế province
Mekong Delta and South East Vietnam
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The organisation, banned by the Union government in 2014, aims to carve out a separate Kamtapur nation from India, comprising of six districts in West Bengal and four in Assam
The Chennai city police on Friday arrested a suspected member of an extremist organization that demands carving out a separate state - Kamtapur - from West Bengal and Assam.
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The ultimate goal of BLA is "Greater Balochistan", a country that will comprise the Baloch areas of Pakistani and Iranian Balochistan provinces and some parts of Afghanistan.