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Indian court turns down petition to stop implementation of citizenship law
Thousands sign Hiroshima petition to save A-bomb buildings
Thousands of people have signed an online petition against the planned demolition of two early 20th-century buildings that remained intact after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima devastated the Japanese city. A local government official confirmed to AFP on Tuesday they had received the petition signed by 12,000 citizens calling for the preservation of the buildings that stand 2.7 kilometres (2 miles) from the 1945 blast.
UK lawmakers discuss halting Brexit after petition hits 6 million
British lawmakers debated halting Brexit on Monday after a record six million people signed a petition to revoke the process that set Britain on course to leave the European Union. Britons voted to leave the European Union by 52 percent to 48 percent in 2016, and the following year British Prime Minister Theresa May gave notice of the intent to leave the bloc on March 29, 2019 under Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty. The online petition to revoke Article 50 took off after a speech when May said that she was on the side of the British public over Brexit.
Pakistanis sign petition seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Imran Khan
More than 300,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after he freed an Indian pilot in a bid to defuse tensions with his country’s arch-rival neighbour. The capture of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had become the focus of renewed hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals which have alarmed the international community. The hashtag #NobelPeaceForImranKhan began trending on Twitter on Thursday after Khan unexpectedly announced that the captured pilot would be released as a “peace gesture”.
Thousands sign petition to remove judge who sentenced blind child rapist to probation
Fujimori victims to petition pope during Peru visit
Relatives of victims of Peru’s military death-squads under Alberto Fujimori said Wednesday they would petition the pope when he visits next week for help in getting a pardon for the ex-president annulled. A relatives’ group has requested a meeting with Pope Francis during the second leg of his South American trip to Chile and Peru next week. The December 24 pardon sparked a wave of protest in Peru.
White House 'Temporarily' Shuts Down Petition Site After Not Responding To A Single Petition
Fans Petition For Wonder Woman To Be Bisexual In Sequel
Whitehouse.gov petition to label antifa as a 'terror group' generates more than 290,000 signatures
Hundreds of thousands urge Donald Trump to label anti-fascists 'terrorists' in White House petition
