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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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China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review

China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review

ROK and Czech Republic recommended China refrain from forcibly repatriating defectors following reports of deportations

China rejects calls to protect North Korean refugees in UN human rights review
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 8, 2024
Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion

Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion

Activist allegedly violated National Security Act by making pro-DPRK statement and contacting anti-state group

Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 5, 2024
Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine

Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine

DPRK folk remedy is widely available in China despite wildlife trafficking concerns, but it may all just be a scam

Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 4, 2024
How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation
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How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation

Provisions in deal could help Pyongyang clamp down on defections, improve censorship and more, NK Pro analysis finds

How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 3, 2024
UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport

UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport

ICAO warns DPRK to prevent recurrence, as Seoul accuses Pyongyang of endangering aircraft through signal disruptions

UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 25, 2024
UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea

UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea

But Gyeonggi Province must still receive OK from unification ministry before it can ship goods worth more than $500K

UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 24, 2024
Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May
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Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May

Trade points to Chinese textile outsourcing, while low rice imports may be sign that food shortages have eased

Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 21, 2024
South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine

South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine

Seoul says ‘mutual assistance’ pledge between Moscow and Pyongyang is 'serious concern' and pledges response

South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine
North Korea-China trade falls in May for the fifth straight month

North Korea-China trade falls in May for the fifth straight month

Trade volume below level for same period in 2023, in what expert calls sign of Russia’s growing role in DPRK economy

North Korea-China trade falls in May for the fifth straight month
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 19, 2024
New North Korean defense line crosses border with South, armistice maps confirm
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New North Korean defense line crosses border with South, armistice maps confirm

NK Pro analysis shows two new paths touch or cross Military Demarcation Line, the first such activity in decades

New North Korean defense line crosses border with South, armistice maps confirm
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Ifang Bremer June 18, 2024
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