separatism

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Polls suggest the Bloc Quebecois, a party advocating for Quebec separatism that only runs candidates in the French-speaking province, is in third place, with the left-leaning New Democratic Party trailing behind in fourth.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Amnesty International called on Macron to demand the release of Uyghur economics professor Ilham Tohti, who was jailed for life in 2014 on charges of promoting separatism, and other imprisoned activists.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Anger over historical grievances remains palpable in Punjab, despite limited support for separatism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023

If he, who had advocated nonviolence rather than nationalism or separatism had been killed, what hope did the rest of us Negroes have?

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson