Ghoncheh Ghavami, a British-Iranian woman, was freed from jail in Iran after 777,000 people
signed a petition calling for her release.
A total of 37,000 people signed Caroline Criado-Perez’s petition calling on the Bank of England to keep a woman on bank notes, prompting a commitment to place Jane Austen on the £10 note - and
a torrent of misogynist abuse and threats towards Criado Perez.
An Italian petition called for an end to the annual payments given to former lawmakers convicted of corruption, including ties to organised crime.
In May this year, Italy’s chamber of deputies voted to abolish the payments, after 522,991 signed it.
615,103 people opposed Thailand’s controversial amnesty bill that would have protected people, including the prime minister’s brother, from corruption charges.
In November 2013, the country’s senate voted the bill down.
622,328 people signed
a Turkish petitionin defence of senior officials at Fenerbahçe Sports Club, a football club whose management was accused of match-fixing.
The petition claimed the case violated “basic legal principles” and called for a retrial, which was eventually ordered.
728,144 people signed a petition to have Grand Theft Auto V released on the PC.
The 2013 blockbuster was initially released only on PlayStation 3 and X-Box 360. Eventually, Rockstar Games announced it would release a PC version.