This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. Entries on this list meet two criteria: they are active movements with living, active members, and they are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy). What is and is not considered an autonomy or secession movement is, of course, contentious. Under each region listed is one or more of the following: - Proposed state (proposed name for the seceding state)
- De facto state (for regions with de facto autonomy from the government; also replaces proposed state unless both are of different names, such as Taiwan)
- Proposed autonomous region (for movements toward greater autonomy but not outright secession; can be used alongside the above fields for the same region)
- Government-in-exile (if a government with or without control is based outside of the region in question)
- Political party/ies (for organizations involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession)
- Rebel organization(s) (for armed organizations; may also be used for political parties that have taken up arms, such as Hamas)
- Pressure group(s) (for non-belligerent non-politically participatory entities)
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[edit] Africa  Réunion - Ethnic Group: Reunion people
- Political party: Lorganizasion Popilèr po Libèr nout Péi - Lplp - Popular Front for National Liberation - comprising: Nasion Rénioné, Mar, Drapo rouz, Patriot rénioné and Mir.
- Mayotte continues to have autonomist movements despite the island is projected to be France's 101st departement in 2011[13].
[edit] Secessionist movements [edit] Autonomist movements 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 on the Internet)[44]
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- Status: Formal groups not identified, but pressure for independence of Baloch people[47]
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- Proposed state: To be a part of Azerbaijan (supported only by a small minority)[49]
[edit] 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.  Bourgogne  Alsace-Lorraine   Basque Country (Main article: Basque nationalism) - Political party: Abertzaleen Batasuna (AB), Batasuna, Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) member of the European Free Alliance
 , Parti Nationaliste Basque. - Pressure group: All local politicians[citation needed], even those in "French" parties, agree to demand a Basque département and co-officiality of Basque language, a demand that has been rejected by the French government.
- Trade union: Euskal Langileen Alkartasuna, Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak
- Youth pressure groups: Egi, Gazte Abertzaleak, Iritzarri, Segi
- Rebel organization: Iparretarrak (defunct), ETA, Irrintzi
- Proposed state: Euskadi or Euskal Herria (Basque Country)
 Brittany  Corsica  Normandy  Northern Catalonia  Savoy  Occitania  French Flanders or French Netherlands
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 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[59]
- Basque Country and
 Navarre (Main article: Basque nationalism) - Catalonia (Catalan independentism),
 the Land of Valencia and  the Balearic Islands - Civil Organization: Sobirania i Progrés, Plataforma pel Dret de Decidir, Cercle d'Estudis Sobiranistes, Deumil.cat
- 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 (pro-Catalan Countries): 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 ; Estat Català (only based in Catalonia).
- Political parties (secessionist based in the Land of Valencia): Bloc Nacionalista Valencià
- Political parties (secessionist based in the Balearic Islands): Partit Socialista de Mallorca-Entesa Nacionalista (in Majorca), Entesa de l’Esquerra de Menorca (in Menorca)
- Political parties (autonomist): Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya, Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (in Catalonia only); Unió Mallorquina (in Majorca only).
 Galicia [edit]  United Kingdom and associated territories (Europe) [edit] Secessionist & irredentist movements [edit] Autonomist movements [edit] North America [edit] 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
[edit] Autonomist movements  Maine - Proposed state: Republic of Maine
- Pressure group(s): Free Maine[68]
[edit] Central America and Caribbean [edit] Secessionist movements [edit] Autonomist movements [edit] 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.[77]
 Aymara (politically divided between Bolivia, Chile and Peru; see respective entries) [edit] Oceania
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