Angelina Jolie: Nigerian schoolgirls’ kidnappers are evil
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 May 2014 19:54
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US actress Angelina Jolie has condemned as “unthinkable cruelty and evil” the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamists.The star was speaking in Paris on Tuesday about the themes of her latest film Maleficent for Disney, in which she plays a vindictive fairy driven to curse an infant princess.“Sadly of course there is real evil in the world, you watch the news and you see all of the people suffering and so much cruelty,” she told a news conference.“And it’s unthinkable cruelty like these girls that were kidnapped in Nigeria. Unthinkable cruelty and evil,” she said.A total of 276 students were kidnapped in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state three weeks ago when Boko Haram stormed their school under the cover of darkness and loaded them onto trucks.Several managed to escape but over 220 girls were still being held, according to police.In a video message, Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Islamist group which has killed thousands in a five-year uprising, said it was holding the girls as “slaves” and threatened to “sell (them)”.
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Angelina Jolie Speaks Out Against Sex Violence in Bosnia at Press Conference
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- Published on Friday, 28 March 2014 21:28
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie looks stunning as she arrives at a press conference about the sex violence during war on Friday (March 28) in Sarajevo.The 38-year-old actress was joined by British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague to speak at the conference organized by the Bosnian Ministry of Defense.That same day, Angelina was spotted visiting the Memorial Center in Potocari to pay her respects alongside William.In case you missed it, watch this CNN feature with Angelina putting the spotlight on Syrian Refugees.
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Angelina Jolie Arrives in Sarajevo to Meet Victims of Bosnian War
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- Published on Friday, 28 March 2014 05:14
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Angelina Jolie holds an umbrella over her head as she lands on Thursday (March 27) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The 38-year-old director, actress, and humanitarian landed with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague, who she traveled with on their mission.“We are here to meet victims of the war in Bosnia, female and male survivors of rape who carry a terrible burden,” Angelina said of their visit. “The use of rape as a weapon of war is one of the great injustices of our time. For too long the world has tolerated these crimes, and left survivors to struggle in the shadows. Our goal is to bring forward the voices of the survivors of these crimes and to ask the world to stand with them and against impunity.”
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Angelina Jolie to support cancer charity
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 19:51
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Angelina Jolie will support a new cancer charity set up by her family. The organisation will be named after her mother Marcheline, aunt and uncle.Angelina Jolie's family are setting up a charity to promote cancer education.The 'Maleficent' actress - who underwent a double mastectomy earlier this year after being diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene - will be involved with the Marcheline Debra and Raleigh Foundation, which is named in honour of her mother, aunt and uncle, who all died of cancer, her uncle Ron Martin has revealed.Ron said: ''Angelina's father Jon Voight will be involved, her brother James [Haven] will be on board. Angelina will help. She and [fiance] Brad Pitt are humanitarians. It's something so close to home.''The actress' family are proud of the way she uses her celebrity status to do humanitarian work and raise awareness of good causes and think her mother Marcheline Bertrand would have been particularly proud of her daughter following her receipt of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the recent Governers Awards.Angelina's cousin Francis Bertrand told Grazia magazine: ''It's great that she uses her star power in the right way. Her mother believed life was meaningful if you gave back. She would have been very proud of her receiving that award.''I hope Angelina inspires with the message she gives. It means a lot to her to be acknowledged. She speaks from the heart.''
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Angelina Jolie Puts Spotlight on Syrian Refugees in CNN Report
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- Published on Friday, 28 March 2014 05:29
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Angelina Jolie is putting her name to good use once again to put the spotlight on Syrian Refugees in this new report that CNN aired on Thursday (March 27).The 38-year-old actress, who is currently in Sarajevo visiting with victims of the Bosnian War, paid a visit to a Lebanese refugee camp to speak with a young girl named Hala and her five siblings.“When I met Hala, and her brothers and sisters, they had been living in this camp for almost a year,” Angelina said in the video about the children, who watched their mother die under their collapsed home and don’t know where their father is.
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Angelina Jolie on a humanitarian mission in Lebanon
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- Published on Monday, 24 February 2014 18:25
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Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie toured on Sunday areas hosting Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa province as part of her role as a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But away from paparazzi, Jolie’s visit barely received any media coverage due to pressure from security personnel, local reports said. Jolie arrived in Lebanon late on Saturday and stayed in Zahle, a town in the Bekaa region near the border with Syria. It hosts some 300,000 Syrian refugees. Joelle Eid, UNCHR’s spokeswoman in Lebanon, told Anadolu Agency that Jolie will be visiting Syrian families on Sunday but will not hold any press conferences. During the visit, Lebanese security personnel prevented reporters from following the Hollywood actress or taking pictures of her, according to the Lebanese newspaper Annahar. Jolie was seen wearing a scarf that covered her face, the newspaper said. In April 2012, the UNHCR promoted Jolie from serving as its goodwill ambassador to special envoy due to her work for the agency. The Hollywood actress has previously visited Jordan’s Zaatari camp, which holds more than 185,000 Syrian refugees.
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Angelina Jolie Scheduled to Appear at Governors Awards This Weekend! What Will She Wear?
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- Published on Saturday, 16 November 2013 22:32
- Written by E! online
All eyes on Angelina Jolie! We're getting oh-so-excited to see what the 38-year-old Oscar winner will wear Saturday night at the 5th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles.The Academy is presenting Jolie with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her dedication to humanitarian causes around the world. And although her efforts deserve plenty of praise and credit, many fans are curious to see what she will wear during her rare public appearance.Besides being spotted in Australia last month with her kids (and a mysterious ring on her left hand), Jolie has kept a relatively low profile as she directs the upcoming film, Unbroken.Plus, the proud mom has been recovering peacefully from her double mastectomy she endured earlier in the year.Jolie, however, has never been one to disappoint in the wardrobe department.Whether she's bonding with her kids at the aquarium or promoting her latest movie alongside Brad Pitt, the star always impresses fashion critics around the world .While we eagerly await her weekend look, let's take a look back at some of Jolie's best red carpet looks.
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