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July 27, 2024

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Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.

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Seoul mayor uses North Korean human rights event to call for ROK to go nuclear

Seoul mayor uses North Korean human rights event to call for ROK to go nuclear

Oh Se-hoon says ROK nukes could improve DPRK human rights, though expert expresses reservations about linking issues

Seoul mayor uses North Korean human rights event to call for ROK to go nuclear
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 11, 2024
Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role

Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role

Jung Pak’s departure leaves Biden administration without leader on DPRK issues as Pyongyang expands its nuclear arsenal

Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 10, 2024
China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review

China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review

ROK and Czech Republic recommended China refrain from forcibly repatriating defectors following reports of deportations

China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 8, 2024
Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion

Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion

Activist allegedly violated National Security Act by making pro-DPRK statement and contacting anti-state group

Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 5, 2024
Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine

Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine

DPRK folk remedy is widely available in China despite wildlife trafficking concerns, but it may all just be a scam

Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 4, 2024
How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation
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How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation

Provisions in deal could help Pyongyang clamp down on defections, improve censorship and more, NK Pro analysis finds

How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 3, 2024
UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport

UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport

ICAO warns DPRK to prevent recurrence, as Seoul accuses Pyongyang of endangering aircraft through signal disruptions

UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 25, 2024
UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea

UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea

But Gyeonggi Province must still receive OK from unification ministry before it can ship goods worth more than $500K

UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 24, 2024
Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May
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Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May

Trade points to Chinese textile outsourcing, while low rice imports may be sign that food shortages have eased

Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 21, 2024
South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine

South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine

Seoul says ‘mutual assistance’ pledge between Moscow and Pyongyang is 'serious concern' and pledges response

South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine
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