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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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ROK border province indefinitely extends ban on anti-North Korea leafleting

ROK border province indefinitely extends ban on anti-North Korea leafleting

Gyeonggi Province claims prohibition has helped curb DPRK trash balloon launches since it went into effect last month

ROK border province indefinitely extends ban on anti-North Korea leafleting
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 27, 2024
North Korea dismantles power lines that supplied electricity from South

North Korea dismantles power lines that supplied electricity from South

Removal of ROK-built infrastructure that powered Kaesong Industrial Complex marks latest step to sever inter-Korean ties

North Korea dismantles power lines that supplied electricity from South
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 26, 2024
Trump names key official in past diplomacy with North Korea as security adviser

Trump names key official in past diplomacy with North Korea as security adviser

Alex Wong helped organize summits with Kim Jong Un and will now shape foreign policy as assistant to the president

Trump names key official in past diplomacy with North Korea as security adviser
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 25, 2024
Mysterious TV networks seek to penetrate North Korea’s information firewall

Mysterious TV networks seek to penetrate North Korea’s information firewall

NK News identified three channels broadcasting content across the border that appears tailormade for DPRK audiences

Mysterious TV networks seek to penetrate North Korea’s information firewall
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Ifang Bremer November 22, 2024
Belgian firm receives OK to send $700K to North Korea for food security project

Belgian firm receives OK to send $700K to North Korea for food security project

UN grants sanctions exemption to move funds for EU initiative, though transfer dependent on DPRK opening borders

Belgian firm receives OK to send $700K to North Korea for food security project
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 22, 2024
UN calls for high-level meeting on ‘systematic’ North Korean human rights abuses

UN calls for high-level meeting on ‘systematic’ North Korean human rights abuses

General Assembly committee adopts resolution on DPRK human rights for 20th straight year despite Pyongyang’s objections

UN calls for high-level meeting on ‘systematic’ North Korean human rights abuses
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 21, 2024
‘North Korea’s WikiLeaks’ exposes regime’s strategy on human rights criticism

‘North Korea’s WikiLeaks’ exposes regime’s strategy on human rights criticism

Cables released by high-level defector reveal Kim Jong Un’s personal efforts to shape country’s image on global stage

‘North Korea’s WikiLeaks’ exposes regime’s strategy on human rights criticism
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 20, 2024
North Korea slams ROK balloon launches, scattering propaganda over Seoul

North Korea slams ROK balloon launches, scattering propaganda over Seoul

Kim Yo Jong threatens South Korea over anti-regime leafleting, hours before DPRK sends leaflets depicting nuke strike

North Korea slams ROK balloon launches, scattering propaganda over Seoul
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 18, 2024
North Korean elites will ensure their sons aren’t dispatched to Russia: Defector

North Korean elites will ensure their sons aren’t dispatched to Russia: Defector

Ex-DPRK diplomat says deployment unlikely to spark domestic backlash, as public fears retaliation fo voicing concern

North Korean elites will ensure their sons aren’t dispatched to Russia: Defector
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 15, 2024
What North Korean escapees think about Donald Trump’s return to power

What North Korean escapees think about Donald Trump’s return to power

Defectors express hope former president could disrupt status quo on peninsula, but fear he could sideline human rights

What North Korean escapees think about Donald Trump’s return to power
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Joon Ha Park November 14, 2024
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