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Korea Pro @koreapro.bsky.social · 6d

Miari Texas — Seoul’s last red-light district — faces forced demolition.

Sex workers resisting eviction say state aid requires them to register as trafficking victims.

Ifang Bremer examines the policy gap behind the standoff: cstu.io/b1593e

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 10d

The women working in Miari have few options. Meanwhile, the landlords and brothel owners have received cash payouts.

Read my full story at @koreapro.bsky.social

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Sex workers barricade against demolition in Seoul’s last red-light district - Korea Pro

Editor’s note: The names of the women working in Miari interviewed for this article have been changed to protect their privacy and safety. In a narrow alley in northern Seoul, plywood boards cover the...

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 10d

But the local government wants them out. Quick. However, it hasn't offered the workers relocation options. Just vocational training, and for that, the workers have to declare themselves “victims of trafficking.” Many reject this condition as stigmatizing or untrue.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 10d

In the face of forced evictions to make space for new apartment blocks, they’re not asking for much: just a room of their own, and the chance to live safely with their families and pets.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 10d

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.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 10d

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.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · 28d

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Jul 25

🇰🇷🇺🇸 U.S. lawmakers take luxury trips to Seoul. On paper, it’s all funded by a U.S. nonprofit.

But I found that a South Korean gov’t-related foundation appears to be funding these trips, acting on orders from parliament.

My latest for @koreapro.bsky.social:

koreapro.org/2025/07/how-...

How South Korea bankrolls US lawmaker trips to Seoul to promote its policy goals - Korea Pro

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part investigation into the Korea Foundation’s operations in the U.S. Part one covered the organization’s funding for U.S. think tanks. A congression...

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Chad O'Carroll @chadocl.bsky.social · Jul 23

INVESTIGATION: The Korea Foundation funneled at least $9.4M to U.S. think tanks from 2019-2023 - making it one of the top global funders of American policy research in the world - while avoiding foreign agent registration requirements.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · May 22

‘I really believe it's the martial-law effect from these shows (…) I think it's a real case of art influencing people. I'm absolutely convinced. I don't think it can be explained any other way.’

I admire his confidence

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · May 22

He claims that in recent Korean zombie series, the ROK government usually imposes martial law, which is often worse than the zombie outbreak.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · May 22

I just got an email from a University of Kansas professor who claims ‘South Korean zombie dramas helped stop the coup.’

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 14

*Martial law* of course. We have all made that typo a hundred times by now. I will continue the streak.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 14

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.

Licensable via Alamy News www.alamy.com/president-yo...

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 11

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.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 3

Watching police fit their riot gear, and simply taking in the sheer size of the law enforcement operation, I can’t say I’m not nervous to be on the ground. Authorities are preparing for a worst-case scenario in terms of potential riots. I hope that no matter the outcome, there won’t be violence.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 3

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.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 1

A pro-Yoon sit in complied with police to pack up their protest right in front of the court

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 1

Police is creating a “vacuum” zone around the court. Inside, it’s quiet.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Apr 1

Lots of police buses now arriving at the court and traffic is being restricted around Anguk Station. Officers are inspecting their riot gear. So far it’s peaceful.

Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty.bsky.social · Apr 1

BREAKING: South Korea's Constitutional Court to deliver President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment verdict on Friday 4 April at 11:00 AM.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Mar 27

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.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Mar 26

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

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Mar 24

Breaking: Constitutional Court dismisses impeachment of Prime Minister Han. Outside court things are quiet.

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Mar 21

But whatever doubts there may be about the future of the US-ROK alliance, the military leaders at Thursday’s drill insisted that their “ironclad” forces are “ready to fight tonight.”

Read on at @nknewsorg.bsky.social

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Ifang Bremer @ifangbremer.bsky.social · Mar 21

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.

📷/Ifang Bremer

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