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: indigenous people of Taiwan proposed: autonomy for the indigenous people of Taiwan political party: Taiwan First Nations Party Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Ethnic group: Pamiri people Proposed: Greater autonomy for Gorno-Badakhshan Defunct Political party: Lali Badakhshan Thailand Patani Ethnic group: Pattani Malays Proposed state: Pattani Darul Makrif, unification with Militant organisation: Patani United Liberation Organisation, Patani Malays National Revolutionary Front, Runda Kumpulan Kecil, Pattani Islamic Mujahideen Movement, Islamic Liberation Front of Patani Turkey Northern Kurdistan Ethnic group: Kurdish Proposed state: Kurdistan Militant organisations: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), Democrat Party of Kurdistan/North (PDK/Bakur), Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan (PŞK), Communist Party of Kurdistan (KKP) Ethnic group: Assyrian, Arab Christians Proposed state: Political parties: Assyrian Democratic Movement, Assyria Liberation Party Militant organisations: Nineveh Plain Protection Units, Dwekh Nawsha Advocacy groups: Assyrian General Conference, Assyria Council of Europe Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan Ethnic group: Karakalpaks Proposed state: Republic of Karakalpakstan Advocacy group: Free Karakalpakstan National Revival Party Vietnam Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation Ethnic group: Khmer Krom Proposed state: Kampuchea-Krom Montagnard Foundation, Inc. Ethnic group: Degar people Proposed state: Montagnard or Degar State Yemen South Yemen Proposed state: South Arabia, or State of Aden De facto state: Southern Transitional Council Political parties: South Yemen Movement, Yemeni Socialist Party Hadhramaut Ethnic group: Arab as well as Mehri and Soqotri Proposed states: Kathiri, Qu'aiti, Wahidi Balhaf, Mahra De facto state: Hadhramaut Region, Protectorate of South Arabia Political party: Hadhrami League See also Lists of active separatist movements List of historical separatist movements Autonomous area References Separatist Movements, Active Separatist Movements in Asia, Active Asia