Nora Babalova
Nora Babalova joined SADF as a Program Assistant in October 2016. She holds a Master’s degree in European Studies: Europe-Asia interactions from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, and two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in Indology with a specialisation in modern Indian languages (Bengali and Hindi) and one in Liberal Arts from the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Her research field focuses on EU-India strategic partnership and water management in South Asia. In May 2018, Nora presented a paper on the politics of water management in the Brahmaputra basin at the 12th Congress of the Regional Science Association International, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Goa, India.
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Bangladesh: a New Venue For Totalitarianism (article by Paulo Casaca)
This paper has been written as a basis for a series of interventions on the political and human rights situation in Bangladesh, starting with the virtual conference organised by 71@heart in London on 17 January 2026.
https://paulocasaca.substack.com/p/bangladesh-a-new-venue-for-totalitarianism
Summary
On 12 February, one and a half years after the insurrectional takeover of the...
SADF Condemns Bangladesh’s Descent into Mob Rule; Denounces “Operation Devil Hunt 2”
PRESS NOTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brussels, Belgium – December 20, 2025
SADF Condemns Bangladesh’s Descent into Mob Rule; Denounces “Operation Devil Hunt 2” and State-Sanctioned Dehumanization of Political Opposition
The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) expresses its profound outrage over the catastrophic collapse of the rule of law in Bangladesh during the night...
Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press...
17.12.2025
Ms. Irene Khan
UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations.
Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press Freedom in Bangladesh
Dear Ms. Khan,
On behalf of the...