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November 23, 2024

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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 envoy laments domestic politicization of North Korean human rights

Lee Shin-wha says left-right ‘divide’ impedes action at Seoul event, as others bemoan lack of attention on DPRK issues

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 14, 2022
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Malaria cases jump in North Korea for first time in decade: WHO

Despite 23% increase last year, UN agency says the DPRK is still on track to eradicate disease by 2025

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 12, 2022
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31 countries call for open Security Council meeting on North Korean human rights

UN body has not publicly discussed the issue in over five years following Chinese opposition

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 12, 2022
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US sanctions North Korean border guards for stopping people from escaping

New designations to mark Human Rights Day also target foreign companies and individuals tied to DPRK animation firm

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 10, 2022
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Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors

Proposal follows uproar over Moon administration’s past repatriation of two DPRK fishermen accused of killing crewmates

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 9, 2022
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Seoul issues warning about inadvertently hiring North Korean IT workers

Instructions come after DPRK personnel reportedly falsified their identities to secure work on freelancing platforms

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 8, 2022
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UN humanitarian aid for North Korea plummets to record low of $1.7 million

Member states' financial commitments in 2022 decline nearly 90% from the year before, UN data shows

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 7, 2022
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European Council renews human rights sanctions on top North Korean officials

Expert says move unlikely to improve situation on the ground but sends important message to Pyongyang

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 6, 2022
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Ex-security chief arrested over North Korea’s 2020 killing of ROK citizen

Former president Moon slams arrest of Suh Hoon, calls former National Security Advisor asset to inter-Korean relations

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 5, 2022
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Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea

Group aims to ‘empower’ the people but may have defied South Korean law against sending materials across border

Ifang BremerIfang BremerDecember 5, 2022
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