Britain labelled 21 groups yesterday as "terrorist" organisations under new legislation designed to halt funding and support for militant groups.
They included Tamil, Kashmiri and Basque separatist groups, militant Arab and Muslim organisations, Sikh and Kurdish groups and Iran's opposition People's Mujahideen.
"I am entirely satisfied that the organisations named. . . are concerned in terrorism," the Home Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, told parliament.
Mr Straw unveiled the list a week after Britain's Terrorism Act came into force, making it an offence to belong to any of the banned groups, support or raise funds for them.