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December 23, 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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Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Locals describe a rushed operation to evacuate personnel and destroy documents after the fall of Syria’s Assad regime

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus
Heidi Pett
Heidi Pett | Ifang Bremer December 20, 2024
Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt

Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt

South Korean leader presented himself as ally to cause, and now activists fear reversal of his policies following ouster

Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

Exercise will focus on detecting and intercepting UAVs, as DPRK pushes to mass-produce suicide models

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
Ox carts and smartphones: New video offers rare look at North Korean countryside

Ox carts and smartphones: New video offers rare look at North Korean countryside

Footage captured by Russian tourist in October shows the steep challenges DPRK faces in developing rural areas

Ox carts and smartphones: New video offers rare look at North Korean countryside
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia

US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia

Coordinated designations of dozens of individuals and entities target DPRK-Russia military cooperation against Ukraine

US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts | Ifang Bremer December 17, 2024
Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster

Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster

Foreign ministry says it transported DPRK staff to Moscow, throwing Pyongyang’s operations in Damascus into question

Russia evacuates North Korean diplomats from Syria following Assad’s ouster
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 16, 2024
South Korean living in Australia meets family in North Korea on rare trip

South Korean living in Australia meets family in North Korea on rare trip

Seoul says 80-something ROK national reunited with two nephews as part of private visit, first of its kind in five years

South Korean living in Australia meets family in North Korea on rare trip
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 10, 2024
US strengthens surveillance of North Korea amid martial law fallout in South

US strengthens surveillance of North Korea amid martial law fallout in South

Commander of INDOPACOM says forces in region are on ‘heightened watch status’ for possible DPRK ‘opportunism’

US strengthens surveillance of North Korea amid martial law fallout in South
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 9, 2024
ROK martial law ‘chaos’ validates North Korea’s security concerns, Russia says

ROK martial law ‘chaos’ validates North Korea’s security concerns, Russia says

Moscow claims South Korea is ‘predictably unstable,’ as experts express concern that the crisis plays into Russia’s hand

ROK martial law ‘chaos’ validates North Korea’s security concerns, Russia says
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 6, 2024
Martial law chaos tests US-ROK alliance, and joint efforts to deter North Korea

Martial law chaos tests US-ROK alliance, and joint efforts to deter North Korea

Yoon’s actions raise concerns about joint security posture, alliance management and ROK’s commitment to democratic norms

Martial law chaos tests US-ROK alliance, and joint efforts to deter North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 4, 2024
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