North Korean youth vow to become ruling party's militant reserve
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Updated · NK News · May 1
North Korean youth vow to become ruling party's militant reserve
7 articles · Updated · NK News · May 1
At the 11th Congress in Pyongyang, held Tuesday to Thursday, the Socialist Patriotic Youth League gathered representatives nationwide and stressed loyalty to Kim Jong Un.
State media cast the league as a vehicle for advancing the Workers' Party line and linked youth mobilisation to wartime sacrifice, praising young soldiers described as "living bombs" in Kursk.
The once-in-five-years congress reviewed the organisation's work and future goals. North Koreans aged 14 to 30 are expected to join the league, underscoring its role in political indoctrination.
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