<s>
A	O
cyber-dissident	B-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
journalist	O
,	O
an	O
activist	O
or	O
citizen	O
journalist	O
who	O
posts	O
news	O
,	O
information	O
,	O
or	O
commentary	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
that	O
implies	O
criticism	O
of	O
a	O
government	O
or	O
regime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
two	O
nonprofit	O
organizations	O
are	O
currently	O
working	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
contributions	O
of	O
cyber-dissidents	B-Application
and	O
to	O
defend	O
them	O
against	O
the	O
human	O
rights	O
violations	O
to	O
which	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
subjected	O
:	O
Global	O
Voices	O
Online	O
and	O
Reporters	O
Without	O
Borders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
Handbook	O
For	O
Bloggers	O
and	O
Cyber-Dissidents	B-Application
and	O
maintains	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
currently	O
imprisoned	O
cyber-dissidents	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regions	O
where	O
print	O
and	O
broadcast	O
media	O
are	O
tightly	O
controlled	O
,	O
anonymous	O
online	O
postings	O
by	O
cyber-dissidents	B-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
source	O
of	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
experiences	O
,	O
feelings	O
,	O
and	O
opinions	O
of	O
ordinary	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Russian	O
bloggers	O
has	O
supposed	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
that	O
Russian	O
state	O
security	O
service	O
FSB	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
KGB	B-Application
,	O
created	O
special	O
teams	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
appear	O
on	O
various	O
blogs	O
to	O
harass	O
and	O
intimidate	O
political	O
bloggers	O
and	O
thus	O
effectively	O
prevent	O
free	O
discussion	O
of	O
undesirable	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
