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Dear Friend,
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has published a myriad of negative
articles and news stories continually for several weeks concerning the
post-elections events in the Islamic Republic of Iran that took place on
12th June 2009. The Consulate General of Iran in Hong Kong assumes that
the SCMP practices professional journalism and that it would respect
exchange of views, while adhering to the principles of impartiality in
news coverage and analysis. The Consulate General of Iran has sent an
open letter on June 29, 2009 to the editor of the SCMP in response to
the published materials in that newspaper, requesting the publication of
the letter in its entirety.
The SCMP has however refused to publish our letter. We have expressed
our profound displeasure in another letter over the refusal by the SCMP
to publish our views and opinions. We view their refusal to publish our
response to their negative reporting as unprofessional and indeed
partial.
We would like to put forward our views in order to counter the negative
news published by the SCMP. We enclose a copy of the letters sent to the
editor of the SCMP, hoping that you will spare some of your time in
order to evaluate our view points expressed to the editor of the SCMP.
Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of
Iran
2404, Office Tower, Convention Plaza,
1 Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 28458002, 5
Fax: 28458007
Weblink: www.iranconsulate.org.hk
Email:
irancg@iranconsulate.org.hk
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