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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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North Korea likely to use nukes to coerce its neighbors: US intelligence report

North Korea likely to use nukes to coerce its neighbors: US intelligence report

DPRK may take bigger conventional military risks but is unlikely to use WMDs, according to declassified report

North Korea likely to use nukes to coerce its neighbors: US intelligence report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 23, 2023
UN commissioner calls for North Korea to reengage on human rights

UN commissioner calls for North Korea to reengage on human rights

Human rights chief says Pyongyang hasn’t cooperated for years, as DPRK representative lashes out over abduction issue

UN commissioner calls for North Korea to reengage on human rights
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 22, 2023
Salt in the wound: Police probe NGO over project to send salt to North Korea

Salt in the wound: Police probe NGO over project to send salt to North Korea

South Korean organization says it can’t account for $390K in government funds earmarked for inter-Korean project

Salt in the wound: Police probe NGO over project to send salt to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 20, 2023
South Korean ministry to investigate forced labor in North Korea

South Korean ministry to investigate forced labor in North Korea

Human rights inquiry to include interviews with defectors as Yoon administration continues to spotlight abuses in DPRK

South Korean ministry to investigate forced labor in North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 19, 2023
Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it

Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it

DPRK has ignored multiple offers to repatriate remains of suspected citizens, including children, since last year

Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | Ifang Bremer June 16, 2023
North Korean author calls for US publisher to respect copyright for his novel

North Korean author calls for US publisher to respect copyright for his novel

In interview, Paek Nam Ryong says publisher did not inform him of plans to release English translation in 2020

North Korean author calls for US publisher to respect copyright for his novel
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 16, 2023
China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
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China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation

NK Pro identifies construction at 3 key border facilities, suggesting efforts to increase capacity to detain defectors

China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 13, 2023
Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May

Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May

Moscow has released regular updates on grain shipments this year, despite formerly suspending publication of trade data

Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 12, 2023
In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home

In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home

Heo Yeong-hui went from a DPRK prison to owning her own restaurant, seeking to connect the Koreas through food and song

In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 7, 2023
‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

Air raid sirens and evacuation orders left many fearing North Korean attack, though others greeted alerts with shrug

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul
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