May 11, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ifang Bremer

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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North Korea denounces US for organizing UN meeting on its human rights record

Foreign ministry accuses Washington of ‘hostile acts’ timed with US-ROK military drills that kicked off Monday

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 13, 2023
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Kim Jong Un leads military meeting on ‘powerfully’ responding to US-ROK drills

Enlarged meeting of Central Military Commission comes as allies set to kick off large-scale spring exercises this week

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 12, 2023
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North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea: ROK military

South Korea says it detected missile fired from west coast at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, as US-ROK forces hold joint drills

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Jeongmin KimMarch 9, 2023
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UN envoy calls for North Korea to protect women from gender-based violence

Elizabeth Salmon recommends female guards supervise women in detention and steps to ensure abortion access in new report

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 9, 2023
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Seoul forms committee to oversee launch of North Korean human rights foundation

Foundation has been stuck in limbo for years despite 2016 law calling for its establishment

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 8, 2023
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North Korean doctors performing surgeries in Libya, graphic photos show

DPRK medical team that arrived in January is working shifts at local hospital, amid apparent staff shortages

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 6, 2023
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Seoul to screen North Korean defectors for radiation from past nuclear tests

Experts say radiation around Punggye-ri test site may pose risk to residents but disagree on dangers to other countries

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 3, 2023
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US unveils new sanctions targeting North Korean activities in Africa

Treasury designates two individuals accused of laundering money through Congo to support DPRK’s weapons programs

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 2, 2023
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Former ROK cabinet officials indicted over forced repatriation of North Koreans

Moon Jae-in’s foreign minister faces abuse of power charges related to 2019 case involving two DPRK fishermen

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 1, 2023
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UN special envoy voices concern about North Korean detained in China

Elizabeth Salmon inquires about woman’s health in letter to Beijing, amid attention on forced repatriation of defectors

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMarch 1, 2023
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