Sep 30, 2013 07:33 UTC INTERVIEW: Pussy Riot - Nothing sacred or nothing sinister? It is notable that anti-blasphemy laws exist in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Iceland, San Marino and the UK. There are also laws on "religious insult" in two dozen of European nations. The International Blasphemy Rights Day was founded on September 30, 2009. It was the fourth anniversary of the publication of satirical drawings of Muhammad in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. That the same day in 2005 saw numerous violent protests started in many countries as Muslims reacted to this ‘blasphemy’. At least 200 people were killed, Embassies burned, and other acts of recrimination carried out. Blasphemy Day is said to be one in which religious beliefs should be subject to examination and criticism in the same way as political beliefs are, and there should be no taboo on religion as well. To know the Russian perspective on the question of blasphemy gbtimes asks Yaroslav Nikitenko, a Russian activist, who is closely connected with the scandalously famous so-called 'punk-rock group' Pussy Riot. Read the full interview on gbtimes.com GBTIMES, Ltd. is a broadcasting company that focuses on introducing China to the world and vice versa. We have a network of radio and partner TV stations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). We also produce the multilingual gbtimes.com which is published in 10 languages. gbtimes.com has the latest news and information about China and the world as it relates to China. Updated daily, the website has articles, features and videos about Chinese food, travel, lifestyle, history and culture. The Third Angle Special Report looks at the most important world events from both global and Chinese perspectives. Visit http://company.gbtimes.com/ for more information about the company..