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July 27, 2024

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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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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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World Food Program seeks to triple funding for food assistance in North Korea

UN organization says it will need $42M for DPRK programs in first half, a sign of preparations for eventual reopening

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 28, 2023
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US lists North Korea as state sponsor of terrorism for fifth straight year

State Department cites abductions of Japanese and assassinations on foreign soil as evidence of DPRK link to terrorism

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 28, 2023
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Fewer North Korean women dying due to complications of pregnancy: UN report

WHO says maternal mortality rate has dropped 43% since 2000, which follows years of international aid for DPRK women

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 24, 2023
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After US accusations, why haven’t North Korean weapons appeared in Ukraine?

Experts say static frontlines may be factor but that DPRK has successfully strengthened ties with Russia regardless

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 23, 2023
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