51. The opposition wants more autonomy for the South and a general amnesty for those who participated in the civil war. 52. The people of East Timor will decide in a U.N.-sponsored ballot whether they want wide-ranging autonomy within Indonesia, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Thursday. 53. The rebel force is dominated by Christians and members of tribal faiths who want more autonomy from the Muslim fundamentalist government in Khartoum. 54. The rebels say they want autonomy for the south, where English is widely spoken, and the repeal of sharia law. 55. The Russian federation is home to dozens of ethnic groups, many of which want more autonomy. 56. The rebels say they want autonomy for the south and the repeal of Islamic law. 57. The southerners wanted increased autonomy from the predominantly Muslim and Arab north. 58. The United Nations plans to hold a vote in July to determine whether the people of East Timor want autonomy within the Indonesian state or full independence. 59. The SPLA wants greater autonomy for the predominantly Christian and animist south, traditionally controlled by the Arab, Islamized north. 60. The three bombings last month occurred in Xinjiang, a remote western region whose largely Muslim population wants more autonomy. |