March 29, 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.

News

North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, Kim Jong Un says

DPRK leader appears to reject idea of unification with South at year-end party plenum, while boasting of economic growth

News

7 in 10 North Korean defectors struggle to make ends meet in Seoul, survey finds

Experts say prejudice and lack of support drive escapees’ economic difficulties, as their incomes lag behind ROK average

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 27, 2023
News

Seoul unveils ambitious plan to raise awareness about North Korean human rights

Three-year road map calls for research center and sending info to DPRK citizens, but experts say some goals unrealistic

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Joon Ha ParkDecember 26, 2023
News

UN refugee agency calls for China to give ‘humanitarian space’ to North Koreans

Letter sent in July stressed severe treatment returnees face but failed to stop forced repatriation of 100s in October

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 26, 2023
News

Seoul approves just two requests to send humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2023

Drop from 12 projects last year comes as Yoon government has cut funding for aid initiatives and questioned their value

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 22, 2023
Features

Lavish meals and North Korean human rights collide at Seoul’s glitzy conferences

Yoon has put human rights at center of inter-Korean policy, but activists voice unease about optics of glamorous events

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 22, 2023
News

UN condemns North Korean human rights abuses for 19th straight year

General Assembly resolution echoes past criticism, while stressing plight of women and links to international security

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 21, 2023
News

North Korea enjoys bumper harvest on back of good weather in 2023: Report

Seoul estimates crop output increased by 6%, potentially easing food insecurity after recent famine concerns

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 18, 2023
News

North Korean defector arrested in Vietnam faces repatriation to China: Activists

Justice for North Korea says 38-year-old woman was arrested last month, accusing Seoul of doing little to help her

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Lina ParkDecember 15, 2023
News

Moon government did little to save official killed by North Korea, audit finds

Investigators say administration covered up facts about 2020 death of Lee Dae-jun, recommending disciplinary action

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Joon Ha ParkDecember 7, 2023
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