richard butler peter king david of. three park when did. the new legislation was introduced in the wake of a now infamous anti putin protest by punk band pussy riot in moscow christ the savior cathedral in two thousand and twelve. when members of the group mounted the altar to such a rise the increasingly k.z. relationship between the church and state. following the protest members of the band served two years in penal colonies. this laws are based on fear and actually all this power all. power based on fear to lose this power. that's why they try to vent everything it means that he afraid of that. we wanted to talk to the russian government to get a response to these claims and find out why they'd feel so strongly that insults against religious sensibilities should be a criminal offense. blasphemy laws are still in place in some parts of the world europe and the west put more emphasis on protecting freedom of speech. the officials we contacted were prepared to be interviewed. critics claim the wide scope of this law has given a green light