Shivani Sharma
Shivani is a Guest Assistant Professor the Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi. She has recently submitted her PhD. at the Centre for South Asian Studies, School of Interna-tional Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has previously taught at the Hindu College and Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi and was a fellow at the South Asia Democratic Forum. Her main areas of research include international politics, security politics and terrorism studies. Shivani possesses both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Political Sci-ence from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and an M.Phil. in South Asian Studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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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...