Submitted on Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Rejected on Friday 4th September 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Help save migrants fleeing conflict in the Middle East and grant asylum to more.
Thousands of people are fleeing ISIS and the warzones of the Middle East. They feel their only escape is to come to Europe and they are desperately taking any method of transport they can, however unsafe, usually provided by criminal gangs. They need safe passage, assistance and asylum now.
This BBC article is a fair and accurate summary of the current situation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24583286
Here is a distressing article about a drowned child washed up on the beach in Greece as his parents attempted to find safe haven for him.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/02/shocking-image-of-drowned-syrian-boy-shows-tragic-plight-of-refugees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We cannot accept duplicate petitions. We think this petition is similar to yours:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105991
You might like to sign this petition instead. It is more likely to get more signatures that way.
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