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And children still in primary school have been jailed for taking part in demonstrations calling for independence from Indonesia.

However, in a setback for the prime minister, the opposition Islamic Party increased its number of seats in parliament, and won control of two state assemblies.See article: Mahathir, odd man inAbout 20,000 people took part in a peaceful demonstration in Irian Jaya, calling for independence from Indonesia.

Eight boys ages 14 and 15 have been detained in the Tibetan town of Xiahe since Sept. 7 for writing graffiti and distributing pamphlets praising the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader, and for calling for independence from China, according to Human Rights in China, which called for their release.

The largest student union in Hong Kong has said that it will no longer participate in the commemoration as local young people increasingly focus on first achieving greater democracy and autonomy for their city, with some even calling for independence from China.

The Dalai Lama long ago backed away from calling for independence for Tibet, which has been under Chinese control for half a century, instead endorsing a so-called middle way that emphasizes preservation of culture.

For years, Mr. Chen and his Democratic Progressive Party called for independence from the mainland, which considers Taiwan a wayward region that must return to the motherland.

President-elect Chen's party had previously called for independence from China, something Beijing has sworn it will wage war to prevent, and he only recently muted that stance.

This walking tour of some of Reykjavik's many statues tells you, among other things, that Jon Sigurdsson, whose likeness stands in front of Parliament House, is the national hero: he called for independence from Denmark in the 1850's (it finally came in 1944).

Montenegro's president, Milo Djukanovic, has called for independence for his republic despite opposition from many countries, Serbia and some of Montenegro's 650,000 people.

Priscilla Leung, a veteran pro-establishment legislator, described those calling for independence as "advocates of separatism [who] are inviting intervention from the central government".

Baker also claimed to have been the first to make a speech calling for independence.