Ifang Bremer
@ifangbremer.bsky.social
Journalist and photographer covering human rights, spying, the escapee community and more.
Behind the barricades I met women cooking and living together. Their workplace has become both shelter and trap—offering warmth and companionship, but also confining them to a place with no future.
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Behind the barricades I met women cooking and living together. Their workplace has become both shelter and trap—offering warmth and companionship, but also confining them to a place with no future.
I spent time in Miari Texas, Seoul’s last red-light district, where sex workers have welded steel over their doors to resist eviction. Their fight isn’t only about survival, but about dignity and the right to a home.
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I spent time in Miari Texas, Seoul’s last red-light district, where sex workers have welded steel over their doors to resist eviction. Their fight isn’t only about survival, but about dignity and the right to a home.
He claims that in recent Korean zombie series, the ROK government usually imposes martial law, which is often worse than the zombie outbreak.
May 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
He claims that in recent Korean zombie series, the ROK government usually imposes martial law, which is often worse than the zombie outbreak.
I just got an email from a University of Kansas professor who claims ‘South Korean zombie dramas helped stop the coup.’
May 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I just got an email from a University of Kansas professor who claims ‘South Korean zombie dramas helped stop the coup.’
My shot of Yoon leaving the presidential residence to move back to his private apartment after being impeached. He wore a Make Korea Great Again hat. Today, he’s scheduled to attend his criminal trial over his marital law declaration.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My shot of Yoon leaving the presidential residence to move back to his private apartment after being impeached. He wore a Make Korea Great Again hat. Today, he’s scheduled to attend his criminal trial over his marital law declaration.
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Yoon Suk Yeol will soon move out of the presidential residence. His supporters have gathered. A few hundred people can come close to him to greet him. They’re asked to show ID and go through metal detectors. Press not allowed near. Some elderly pro-Yooners are saying to let young people in first.
April 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Yoon Suk Yeol will soon move out of the presidential residence. His supporters have gathered. A few hundred people can come close to him to greet him. They’re asked to show ID and go through metal detectors. Press not allowed near. Some elderly pro-Yooners are saying to let young people in first.
Scouted the terrain around the Constitutional Court one last time ahead of the ruling tomorrow. I’ll be covering the scenes unfolding outside the court as the judges decide over Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate.
April 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Scouted the terrain around the Constitutional Court one last time ahead of the ruling tomorrow. I’ll be covering the scenes unfolding outside the court as the judges decide over Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate.
A pro-Yoon sit in complied with police to pack up their protest right in front of the court
April 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A pro-Yoon sit in complied with police to pack up their protest right in front of the court
Police is creating a “vacuum” zone around the court. Inside, it’s quiet.
April 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Police is creating a “vacuum” zone around the court. Inside, it’s quiet.
I’m in Andong to cover the South Korea forest fires. This man showed me the place where his centuries-old family home used to stand. The wildfires have turned it to ashes. The destruction is just immense.
March 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I’m in Andong to cover the South Korea forest fires. This man showed me the place where his centuries-old family home used to stand. The wildfires have turned it to ashes. The destruction is just immense.
Police stopped a tractor of pro-impeachment protesters. Progressive groups resisted. Pro-Yoon protesters then came to the site, leading to physical clashes. The pro-impeachment supporters are now blocking a key road in downtown Seoul leading to Gwanghwamun while police continues to guard the tractor
March 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Police stopped a tractor of pro-impeachment protesters. Progressive groups resisted. Pro-Yoon protesters then came to the site, leading to physical clashes. The pro-impeachment supporters are now blocking a key road in downtown Seoul leading to Gwanghwamun while police continues to guard the tractor
Breaking: Constitutional Court dismisses impeachment of Prime Minister Han. Outside court things are quiet.
March 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Breaking: Constitutional Court dismisses impeachment of Prime Minister Han. Outside court things are quiet.
Trump has also called North Korea a nuclear state and has expressed a willingness to engage DPRK leader Kim Jong Un again. Meanwhile, one of his nominees for a top defense position has called for Seoul to do more for its own defense.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trump has also called North Korea a nuclear state and has expressed a willingness to engage DPRK leader Kim Jong Un again. Meanwhile, one of his nominees for a top defense position has called for Seoul to do more for its own defense.
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Since Trump took office, US allies around the world have questioned whether Washington is still a reliable military partner, particularly after he temporarily suspended military support for Ukraine.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Since Trump took office, US allies around the world have questioned whether Washington is still a reliable military partner, particularly after he temporarily suspended military support for Ukraine.
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I asked US Army Lt. Col. Brent Kenney, who oversaw Thursday's drill, whether 🇰🇷's martial law crisis threatens the alliance.
'I can’t speak to the political situation. But regardless of politics, when asked, the soldiers stand side by side ready to support the alliance,' he said.
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'I can’t speak to the political situation. But regardless of politics, when asked, the soldiers stand side by side ready to support the alliance,' he said.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I asked US Army Lt. Col. Brent Kenney, who oversaw Thursday's drill, whether 🇰🇷's martial law crisis threatens the alliance.
'I can’t speak to the political situation. But regardless of politics, when asked, the soldiers stand side by side ready to support the alliance,' he said.
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'I can’t speak to the political situation. But regardless of politics, when asked, the soldiers stand side by side ready to support the alliance,' he said.
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Thread: I attended the finale of this year's US-ROK springtime exercise. While held annually, this year’s Freedom Shield drill took place amid a leadership crisis in South Korea and questions about US President Donald Trump’s commitment to Seoul’s defense.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Thread: I attended the finale of this year's US-ROK springtime exercise. While held annually, this year’s Freedom Shield drill took place amid a leadership crisis in South Korea and questions about US President Donald Trump’s commitment to Seoul’s defense.
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A little March surprise snow here in Seoul.
March 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A little March surprise snow here in Seoul.
Big turnout tonight at the pro-impeachment camp protest. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court still has not announced when the ruling will be...
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March 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Big turnout tonight at the pro-impeachment camp protest. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court still has not announced when the ruling will be...
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Ahn Gwi-ryeong, spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party who went viral after grabbing a martial law soldier's gun (www.bbc.com/news/article...), is in the crowd.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ahn Gwi-ryeong, spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party who went viral after grabbing a martial law soldier's gun (www.bbc.com/news/article...), is in the crowd.
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As the impeachment case against Yoon Suk Yeol is coming to a close, protests are becoming bigger— on both sides. People have flocked to Gyeongbokgung after work to call for Yoon’s removal.
March 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
As the impeachment case against Yoon Suk Yeol is coming to a close, protests are becoming bigger— on both sides. People have flocked to Gyeongbokgung after work to call for Yoon’s removal.
Meanwhile, some Yoon supporters have started bringing their pets to protests in front of the Constitutional Court.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Meanwhile, some Yoon supporters have started bringing their pets to protests in front of the Constitutional Court.
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Several prominent Yoon Suk Yeol opponents have started hunger strikes, calling on the Constitutional Court to officially remove Yoon from office. Among them former S. Gyeongsang governer Kim Kyoung-soo, who is now on his fourth day and set up a tent in front of Gyeongbokgung palace.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Several prominent Yoon Suk Yeol opponents have started hunger strikes, calling on the Constitutional Court to officially remove Yoon from office. Among them former S. Gyeongsang governer Kim Kyoung-soo, who is now on his fourth day and set up a tent in front of Gyeongbokgung palace.
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Colleagues are being harassed by pro-Yoon supporters and accused of being communists
March 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Colleagues are being harassed by pro-Yoon supporters and accused of being communists
Police and Yoon supporters are flocking to Hannam-dong, where the presidential residence is located.
March 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Police and Yoon supporters are flocking to Hannam-dong, where the presidential residence is located.
Her lawyers also seek to suppress statements Terry gave to law enforcement, arguing that comments she made to FBI agents on June 5, 2023 were coerced. This is from her 9-page affidavit, which includes lots of details of how the FBI allegedly pressured Terry.
February 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Her lawyers also seek to suppress statements Terry gave to law enforcement, arguing that comments she made to FBI agents on June 5, 2023 were coerced. This is from her 9-page affidavit, which includes lots of details of how the FBI allegedly pressured Terry.