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Christmas Island Wants to Be More Than a Bin for Refugees
That, and they're sick of Australia controlling everything they do. Some residents are even pushing for secession.
Catalonia May Vote to Break Away From Spain in Sunday Elections
Pro-independence parties are expected to narrowly win an absolute majority of seats in the Catalan parliamentary elections this weekend – a majority they hope will allow them to declare independence from Spain within 18 months.
These Separatists Are Trying to Sue the US to Make Texas a Sovereign Nation
After law enforcement raided a Valentine's Day meeting of the Republic of Texas last month, the secessionist group is suddenly in the spotlight.
New York Towns Are Plotting to Secede to Pennsylvania
The Southern Tier's threat to revolt over Governor Cuomo's policies is evidence that New York's red-blue identity crisis has reached a boiling point.
Florida Is Sick of Florida, Wants to Secede from Florida
On October 7, the city of South Miami's vice mayor proposed the idea of creating multiple Floridas. It passed 3-2.
Libertarians Are Bored of Politics
Long skeptical of government intrusion, the libertarian movement is increasingly turning away from politics, embracing anarchism as the most effective way to achieve their free-market goals.
Long Live French Wallonia!
The Rassemblement Wallonie France is a political party that wants the Walloon region to secede from Belgium and join France. They haven't achieved much electoral success but they say that there are lots of Walloons sympathetic to their cause.
This Year's National Day of Catalonia Was a Big Independence Blowout
Last year, more than a million people turned out to celebrate their country and demonstrate for independence. This year's festival was predicted to be even bigger, as it’s not only the 300th anniversary of the fall of Barcelona, but also comes just...
I Was Arrested for Murder in Transnistria
The territory is officially recognized as a rebelling region within Moldova’s international borders. It’s not exactly an easy place to get to; there are no commercial flights and its neighbors are fairly hostile. Law enforcement there is a little...
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Is Another Unknown Country with an Uncertain Future
Will events in Ukraine cause another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Abkhazia Is Yet Another Country That Doesn't Exist
Located to the southeast of Sochi, the Caucasus republic is wedged between southern Russia, Georgia, and the Black Sea.
We Asked an Expert How London Could Gain Independence from the UK
Ever since the whole Crimea incident, rumors have been flying around that Taiwan will formally attempt to declare independence from China, and that Misrata will attempt the same in Libya. Declaring independence is all the rage in international politics.