The group believes that highlighting the plight of individual democratic dissidents in the West affords a measure of protection against government oppression.
The organization's co-founder and director, David Keyes, served previously as coordinator for democracy programs under Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky.
The organization aims to utilize the findings of psychology professor Paul Slovic who studied the phenomenon of indifference in the face of humanitarian disasters.
[7] The organization has been featured in a wide array of press, including The Boston Globe,[1] The Wall Street Journal,[8][9] Voice of America and Alhurra television.
"[10] CyberDissidents.org board member and former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky supported the protests, stating that "freedom of speech is an inalienable right.