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July 16, 2024

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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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South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country

South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country

New customs form explicitly lists DPRK media as prohibited item, even as Seoul weighs increasing access

South Korea warns travelers not to bring North Korean propaganda into country
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Ifang Bremer | Yeji Chung November 8, 2022
Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang

Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang

Embassy praises ongoing women’s clothing expo in DPRK capital but adds cooperation must comply with UN sanctions

Russia interested in importing North Korean clothes: Embassy in Pyongyang
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Ifang Bremer November 7, 2022
Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years

Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years

Two countries had suspended overland trade since March 2020, when Russia also sent purebred horses loved by DPRK elite

Russia ships 30 horses to North Korea in first bilateral rail trade in years
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Ifang Bremer November 2, 2022
Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years

Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years

Yoon administration’s decision to endorse annual UN resolution marks break from approach under previous government

Seoul cosponsors North Korea human rights resolution for first time in 4 years
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Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim November 1, 2022
DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

North Korean TV airs interview with student from prestigious school as part of ideological campaign targeting youth

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 31, 2022
Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Russia, Iran and others criticize Elizabeth Salmon’s mandate and call for an end to ‘politicized’ info gathering on DPRK

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 27, 2022
Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death

Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death

Discovery of remains months after she died a reminder many defectors experience severe isolation in South, experts say

Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death
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Ifang Bremer | Shreyas Reddy October 25, 2022
UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea

UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea

It's unclear when the health and nutrition supplies will reach DPRK’s neediest as country maintains COVID controls

UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 25, 2022
Defectors sending more money to family in North Korea facing hardships: Survey

Defectors sending more money to family in North Korea facing hardships: Survey

Expert says higher brokerage fees likely account for increase, while poll also finds defectors financially better off

Defectors sending more money to family in North Korea facing hardships: Survey
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Ifang Bremer October 24, 2022
Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution

Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution

Co-sponsoring would mark first time South Korea has done so in years, after abstaining to support diplomacy with DPRK

Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution
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Ifang Bremer October 21, 2022
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