On Dec. 1, @nknewsorg posted an article that contained false statements about Women Cross DMZ intended to undermine our reputation. We emailed editor @BryanBetts21 asking him to correct the misinformation. He refused our request. Here's what we wrote: bit.ly/302q86o 🧵/1 Publishing statements by someone who has financial ties to organizations that actively discredit our mission -- without revealing those financial ties -- is a failure on the part of @nknewsorg to adhere to basic standards and ethics of journalism. /2

1/ North Korea’s long-range cruise missile test should surprise no one. North Korea says it’s another means of deterrence against “the military maneuvers of the hostile forces.” Let’s remember some crucial context: 🧵
nytimes.com/2021/09/13/wor… 2/ The US just held nine days of joint military exercises with S Korea in August. One study found that these exercises don’t deter N Korea but in fact incite “provocative rhetoric and actions.” N Korea views them as a “serious threat” to their security.
reuters.com/world/skorea-u…

Did you watch the #Oscars? Did you see @ParasiteMovie make history?

Just a few years ago, this would have been impossible, because director Bong Joon-ho was on a government blacklist.

We know because some of us were on it, too.

qz.com/1248581/former… We are a women-led peace movement organizing for an end to the Korean War.

As recently as 2016 Bong Joon-ho was placed on a govt blacklist in South Korea aimed at curbing the speech of artists & activists, the same one that targeted us & prevented us from entering our homeland.