11.   However there has been unrest in provinces, like East Timor and Aceh, where separatists have been fighting for independence.

12.   However, in troubled Aceh province, where separatists are fighting for independence and oppose the election, many people refused to vote.

13.   In Cabinda, the separatists have been fighting to end Angolan rule for the past two decades.

14.   Islamic separatists have been fighting Indian security forces in the Himalayan territory, one third of which is controlled by Pakistan, for more than a decade.

15.   Islamic separatists have been fighting for independence there and the army has also been accused of human rights abuses there, including torture and arbitrary killings.

16.   Kashmiri separatists have been fighting for six years for the secession of the Muslim-majority state from India, which is predominantly Hindu.

17.   Kurdish separatist have been fighting in southeastern Turkey.

18.   Kurdish separatists have been fighting for autonomy in Turkey and Kurdish groups frequently attack Turkish businesses in Germany.

19.   Kurdish separatists are fighting for greater autonomy in southeastern Turkey and in northern Iraq.

20.   Majko did not elaborate, but his talks focused on returning a degree of autonomy to the province, where ethnic Albanian separatists have been fighting Serb security forces.