Silvia Mayr
Silvia Mayr is SADF’s Research Assistant. She holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (EMJMD) in Mediterranean Relations from Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Université Paul Valery of Montpellier, which she concluded with a dissertation on EU policies for returning foreign fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. She also obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Cultures and Languages (Arabic, Hebrew) from Ca’ Foscari University.
Latest TSA
A Review of ‘Neelan: Unsilenced’ (Documentary on Sri Lankan Politics) – C274
“Neelan: Unsilenced” is a documentary film that was directed by documentary filmmaker Pitasanna Shanmugathas and released on the 26th death anniversary of prominent lawyer and politician Neelan Tiruchelvam. This documentary records the life, advocacy and achievements of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam with accounts narrated by his friends, family and those...
SADF Podcast S3E5 – Youthquake in the Himalayas: Nepal’s Political Meltdown Explained
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) Podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director at NIICE, to unpack the dramatic political and constitutional crisis unfolding in Nepal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a2Z075VcUs&t=9s
From the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the Gen Z-led uprising and...
Policy Clinic Network Collaboration with SADF
Background:
Minorities in Bangladesh (religious, ethnic, and sexual) are currently going through a challenging time, since the right-wing, religion-based political parties are on the rise. According to the latest report of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, more than 2400 incidents of violence took place against the religious minorities...