North Korean youths hold torchlight march in Pyongyang
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Updated · Yonhap News Agency · May 1
North Korean youths hold torchlight march in Pyongyang
8 articles · Updated · Yonhap News Agency · May 1
The rally took place at Kim Il-sung Plaza on 30 April to mark the 11th Congress of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, the country's largest youth organisation.
Photos released by state media the next day showed participants forming the slogans "Successor" and "We Are Korean Youths" with their torches.
The event highlighted Pyongyang's use of mass youth mobilisation and choreographed displays to celebrate major political gatherings and reinforce state loyalty.
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