We are documentary filmmakers. Our work is to discover and
to tell the truth. Truth can only be found when all aspects of reality are told.
In the course of recent events in our country, our national media, by
deliberately hiding the reality of the situation, is making it impossible for
the public to access the truth.
We are documentary filmmakers. Our work takes place through
media. Iranian National Television belongs to the entire Iranian society and
should be committed to represent social events truthfully and different points
of view in their diversity.
It should not be the mouthpiece of a specific faction and
ignore a vast part of society.
We are documentary filmmakers. Our work is art and we are
committed to the culture, the art, and the language of our country. The language
of journalism should respect the dignity and honor of a society. Iranian
National Television, by distorting and suppressing the news and with the use of
degrading rhetoric, legitimizes lying and slander.
It also addresses people by using degrading and abusive
vocabulary and thus provokes people into confrontation and upheaval.
We say this as a warning: depriving citizens of peaceful
and respectful communication in the midst of the tense circumstances of the
present time, can lead to a violent reaction on the part of society; a society
whose people were peacefully and respectfully promoting their diverse views up
until election day.
We say this as a warning: this kind of action means
sharing the responsibility for any kind of violence, terror, social disruption,
and all human tragedies. It divides and antagonizes a society that is able to
create unity through justice. In the last 30 years, each and every citizen of
this country has shared happiness and sorrow. People have fought side by side,
endured sacrifices and lost loved ones.
We are a people with a long history dating back a few
thousand years. We all belong together, and we share this country and its
history.
