About the author
More articles by 'Ifang Bremer'
NGOs urge new North Korean human rights envoy to focus on accountability
Open letter calls for Elizabeth Salmón to prioritize victims over engagement, as she visits Seoul for first time in role
Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years
NGOs say meeting of unification ministry council a step in right direction as situation in DPRK worsens during pandemic
Russia raises alarm over ‘dangerous’ US-ROK drills, leafleting into North Korea
Moscow's foreign ministry echoes DPRK's stance as it criticizes exercises for worsening tensions on peninsula
Defector to launch balloons toward North Korea after being attacked in Seoul
Park Sang-hak says attacker broke his arm with metal pipe, in what report suggests was attempt to ‘punish’ activist
US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year
State Department cites ‘imminent danger’ of detention for extension, which travel expert says could remain indefinitely
North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation
Two sides pledge to align maintenance standards, a move an expert suggests aims to boost cooperation amid sanctions
Kim Jong Un praises sacrifices of army medics for ‘victory’ over COVID-19
In speech, North Korean leader thanks soldiers mobilized to manage medicines and says he felt ‘empty’ about lockdowns
Easing COVID rules a way for North Korea to project control — including to China
Experts say changes may seek to allay public dissatisfaction and convince Beijing to resume cross-border trade
Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official
Searches targeting Suh Wook and two other former Seoul officials follow allegations they mishandled 2020 case
Kim Jong Un exchanges letters with Putin on bolstering North Korea-Russia ties
Letters come after DPRK recognized Moscow-backed breakaway states in Ukraine and drew up plans to send workers there
