Separatism

Alberta plans referendum to wrest control over immigration from Canadian government

FILE PHOTO: Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith gestures on the final day of the national convention for Canada's official opposition Conservative Party, in the wake of its April 2025 election loss, the day after party members voted 87.4 per cent in favour of keeping leader Pierre Poilievre, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo

Indian man pleads guilty to plotting to kill Sikh separatist in New York

Gurpatwant Sing Pannun, a lawyer at a New York-based group called Sikhs for Justice, in New York on Nov 30, 2023. An Indian man was charged on Feb 13 with orchestrating a failed assassination plot against Pannun.

Syria’s Sharaa hopes for Kurdish deal to prevent conflict

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends an event marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria on May 27, 2025.

Sikhs living in US, UK and Canada fear surveillance by Indian agents, informants

FILE — Flags of the Khalistan separatist movement flank the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, where Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot in June, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept. 20, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aides spoke at a public hearing a day after Canada accused Indian diplomats of orchestrating killings and extortions in the country. (Jackie Dives /The New York Times)

News analysis

China’s 9-year jail term for Taiwanese activist on ‘separatism’ charges will have chilling effect

The sentencing comes after China’s issuing of legal guidelines on June 21.

Sikh separatist contests India election from jail, a worry for government

A supporter of Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh, an independent candidate from Khadoor Sahib constituency, holds an election campaign poster of Amritpal, in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India, May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Munish Sharma

Spain PM Sanchez's political gambles face litmus test in Catalan election

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a statement as he announces pardons for jailed Catalan separatist leaders, at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Indonesian army apologises after viral Papua torture video emerges

Sikh separatist’s home in Canada hit by gunfire

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Peace talks on Thai south unrest restart in Kuala Lumpur

A low-level conflict has dragged on in Thailand’s southernmost provinces since 2004.

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