April 26, 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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NGO chief arrested on charges of smuggling cash into North Korea: Prosecutors

NGO chief arrested on charges of smuggling cash into North Korea: Prosecutors

South Korean man allegedly violated foreign transactions law as head of organization that engaged with DPRK

NGO chief arrested on charges of smuggling cash into North Korea: Prosecutors
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 11, 2022
Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

Kwon Young-se criticizes law in opinion to Constitutional Court months after his own ministry warned it will enforce it

Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 10, 2022
Nigerian influencer who laundered money for North Korea sentenced to 11 years

Nigerian influencer who laundered money for North Korea sentenced to 11 years

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas flaunted wealth on social media that he earned in part by conspiring to help Pyongyang, US says

Nigerian influencer who laundered money for North Korea sentenced to 11 years
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 9, 2022
North Korean missile that landed near ROK waters a Soviet-inspired SA-5: Seoul

North Korean missile that landed near ROK waters a Soviet-inspired SA-5: Seoul

Recovered debris shows DPRK projectile launched across maritime border is similar to Russian weapons in use in Ukraine

North Korean missile that landed near ROK waters a Soviet-inspired SA-5: Seoul
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Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim November 9, 2022
South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country

South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country

New customs form explicitly lists DPRK media as prohibited item, even as Seoul weighs increasing access

South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country
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Ifang Bremer | Yeji Chung November 8, 2022
Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang

Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang

Embassy praises ongoing women’s clothing expo in DPRK capital but adds cooperation must comply with UN sanctions

Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang
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Ifang Bremer November 7, 2022
Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years

Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years

Two countries had suspended overland trade since March 2020, when Russia also sent purebred horses loved by DPRK elite

Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 2, 2022
Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years

Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years

Yoon administration’s decision to endorse annual UN resolution marks break from approach under previous government

Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years
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Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim November 1, 2022
DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

North Korean TV airs interview with student from prestigious school as part of ideological campaign targeting youth

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 31, 2022
Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Russia, Iran and others criticize Elizabeth Salmon’s mandate and call for an end to ‘politicized’ info gathering on DPRK

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 27, 2022
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