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Tales of mob violence in Pakistan, Moscow's homes, a Gambian ferry and the gaming world

How an alleged blasphemer was killed in public in Pakistan; will Moscow's tower blocks disappear?; a slow boat in the Gambia; a dearth of new ideas in the global gaming industry

Pascale Harter introduces stories of personal risk, daily challenges and digital discontent from around the world. 

Secunder Kermani reports from Pakistan on how - and why - a talented journalism student who was accused of blasphemy ended up beaten to death in public on a university campus. Some of the other students and staff accused of taking part in the killing are unrepentant.

Polina Ivanova has tales from "Moscow's molars", the Soviet-era apartment blocks which housed so many and saw so much in the city since the 1950s - but which are increasingly marked for demolition as part of a grand 'regeneration' plan. Many residents are suspicious - and have even been moved to protest for the first time in their lives.

Shaimaa Khalil takes a deep breath - and a long wait - in order to cross the Gambia river on a notably overloaded ferry route which is the only way for many people to reach the Gambian capital Banjul.

and Dave Lee joins the twitching (and often queue-bound) crowds at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles to see what's new in the world of gaming - and finds surprisingly little that's truly original, despite the industry's crushing economic clout.

Photo: A student's glasses lie on the ground amid the debris at the scene of a mob killing at the Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, Pakistan. (c) BBC

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