Global Voices Online

Lynn Sweeting writes a powerful appeal to the Bahamian public to register their outrage at the treatment of a woman who was brutally taken from her home — wearing only a towel — by the police. Sweeting's appeal takes the form of a letter to the woman in question.

Introducing American part-time teacher-turned-soca artist Walker Hornung — who also happens to be white — Ian asks the question: “what colour is Soca?” And Titlayo is pleased to hear Barbadian music in an array of genres playing on the radio. “it remains to be seen whether the trend continues past the end of November,” she says. “I’ve got my hopes up that it will.”

Onnik Krikorian says that the Economist Intelligence Unit's democracy rankings come at an important time for Armenia.

Yulia reports on why Kyrgyzstan's president may be facing danger whenever he travels abroad.

Kyrgyz Report discusses whether or not joining the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative will help the country.

Sean Roberts reports on Uzbekistan's imaginary middle class and compares the daughter of the country's president to Marie Antoinette.

Bahrain has banned demonstrations, gatherings and rallies in 'sensitive' locations, but Chanad Bahraini thinks that the list is too long.
He says the ban may be because workers are holding strikes in their work places, calling for pay rises and better working conditions.

Palestinian-Jordanian blogger Haitham Sabbah tells us about the plight of a Palestinian refugee who is looking for a lawyer/s to help her “present a case, or cases, against the State of Israel and private individuals and organizations, for damages, because of human rights abuses and many other crimes perpetrated against me by persons of Israeli and American citizenship under the protection and with the encouragement of the State of Israel.”
He appeals to his readers to spread the word.

Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was killed in a terrorist attack in Jdeideh in Beirut, Abu Kais reports minutes after the attack.
Follow the link for more updates as more details about the assassination emerge.