11. The Major League Umpires Association is seeking more autonomy. 12. They also accused NATO of wrongfully helping ethnic Albanians seek autonomy in Kosovo. 13. Tibet has long sought greater autonomy from China. 14. Populated mostly by ethnic Russians, Crimea has sought substantial autonomy from the Ukrainian government in Kiev. 15. A number of Corsican nationalist groups are seeking greater autonomy for Corsica, a Mediterranean island that belongs to France. 16. A small movement of Bretons seeking autonomy for the region in western France has targeted public buildings in similar blasts since last fall. 17. A rift has developed with Patriarch Aleksei of Moscow over a decision by the Estonian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches to seek autonomy from the Russian Orthodox Church. 18. Although the government has signed cease-fire agreements with more than a dozen minority groups who were seeking greater autonomy, a handful still continue to fight. 19. Allegations of human rights violations against Turkey stem from its war with Kurdish guerrillas, who seek autonomy in Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey. 20. Armata Corsa is one of numerous clandestine groups seeking autonomy for this French Mediterranean island. |