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December 05, 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.

News

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
News

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
Features

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
News

Some North Koreans trapped abroad during pandemic have escaped to ROK, UN says

New report also documents trafficking of DPRK women and difficulties collecting info on human rights situation

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 16, 2023
Analysis

3 years into pandemic, fears mount that North Korea is teetering toward famine

Experts say food insecurity appears to be worst in decades, but DPRK’s COVID isolation obscures situation on the ground

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 15, 2023
News

ROK activist received North Korean orders while running for office: Lawmaker

Suspect indicted for allegedly meeting with DPRK agent multiple times and spying for Pyongyang over more than a decade

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 13, 2023
Expert Surveys

Expert roundup: Why North Korea flexed long-range missile might at latest parade

Analysts say ICBM-heavy event sends clear message to US, but question whether Kim Jong Un has named daughter his heir

Ethan JewellEthan Jewell | Ifang BremerFebruary 10, 2023
News

Seoul proposes system to inform families if relatives in North Korea are alive

Unification ministry says over 42,000 South Koreans, most elderly, still wish to reunite with separated loved ones

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 8, 2023
News

Brother of missionary detained in North Korea appeals to Biden for help

Kim Jong-uk has been held for nearly 10 years and is one of six known South Korean nationals in DPRK captivity

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 7, 2023
News

New South Korean ‘anti-communism unit’ to probe North Korean espionage

Spy agency will co-lead investigations with police until handover next year, amid controversy over transfer of authority

Ifang BremerIfang BremerFebruary 7, 2023
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