Organization:OpenPetition

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Formation2010
FounderJörg Mitzlaff
Purposefree online petitions
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Staff
12
Websiteopenpetition.org

openPetition is a free and non-profit online petition platform aimed at decision-makers in politics, business, and society.[1][2] Founded in 2010, the goal of openPetition is to promote democracy and civic participation through online petitions and to contribute to a transparent dialogue between citizens and policymakers.[3][4][5] openPetition has over 7 million users and is based in Berlin, Germany.[6]

Citizens can use openPetition to advocate for and against local initiatives such as the unsuccessful attempt to ban fireworks for the Rhine in Flames event.[7][8]

In August 2026, an openPetition was circulated protesting the Immanuel Clinic Bernau's plans to close the specialist department for gynecology and obstetrics.[9]

A petition with 52,564 signatures shared with the Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)

References

  1. ↑ Feddersen, Jan; Kimmerle, Elisabeth (2017-09-08). "openPetition über Politik von unten: „Wir sehen uns als Bürgerlobby“" (in de). Die Tageszeitung: taz. ISSN 0931-9085. https://taz.de/openPetition-ueber-Politik-von-unten/!5445930/. 
  2. ↑ Tiemann-Kollipost, Julia (2020-09-04) (in en). Political Participation in the Digital Age: An Ethnographic Comparison Between Iceland and Germany. transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7328-4888-1. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Participation_in_the_Digital_A/uyjfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=openPetition. 
  3. ↑ (nam/spot) (2014-01-27). "OpenPetition verbietet Initiativen gegen Personen" (in de). https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/promis/openpetition-verbietet-initiativen-gegen-personen-art-223493. 
  4. ↑ "Muck Rack | For journalists and public relations" (in en). 2026-08-18. https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/openpetition. 
  5. ↑ Popkova, Elena G.; Sergi, Bruno S. (2020-10-15) (in en). "Smart Technologies" for Society, State and Economy. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-59126-7. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Smart_Technologies_for_Society_State_and/oGsDEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=openPetition&pg=PA146&printsec=frontcover. 
  6. ↑ "openPetition | International Democracy Community". https://www.democracy.community/organisation/openpetition. 
  7. ↑ Aktuell, S. W. R. (2026-08-04). "Trotz Brandgefahr: Feuerwerk bei Rhein in Flammen wird gezündet" (in de). https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/finale-entscheidung-rhein-in-flammen-koblenz-gruene-fordern-verzicht-feuerwerk-petition-100.html. 
  8. ↑ Sobiraj, Lars aka Ghandy (2024-02-15) (in de). Unter dem Radar: Ausgewählte Artikel und Interviews zu Datenschutz, Informationstechnologie, Netzpolitik und Hacking (PB). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7578-6191-9. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Unter_dem_Radar/SVn1EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=openPetition&pg=PA117&printsec=frontcover. 
  9. ↑ LIVE, Bernau (2026-08-17). "Nach Schließungsankündigung: Petition kämpft um Erhalt der Geburtshilfe in Bernau" (in de). https://bernau-live.de/bernau/nach-schliessungsankuendigung-petition-kaempft-um-erhalt-der-geburtshilfe-in-bernau/. 



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