BGSJI and KFA UK on the 80th anniversary of the Law on Sexual Equality in People's Korea.

  BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 

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              23 of July 2026
The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI), and the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK )  , issued a joint statement on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of  the proclamation of the Law on Sexual Equality in Korea;

  On 30 July 1946, 80 years ago the Provisional People's Committee of north Korea headed by the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG passed the Law on Sexual Equality in Korea.

 .For the first time in history made Korean women equal to men and abolished centuries of feudal subjugation which Korean women had to endure. Korean women had been subjected to double and triple oppression by feudalism and imperialism.

    The law proclaimed that Korean women, who were long neglected in society and lived in misery subjected to humiliation and insult, have equal rights with men in all domains of social life including politics, the economy and culture.

First of all, it granted women the same political freedom and rights as men.

All women became able to participate in the election of deputies to power organs at all levels with equal rights with men and enjoy the right to elect and to be elected. It also stipulated that women have equal rights to labour and education with men. The law banned human trafficking and prostitution.

  Today in the DPRK women hold equal rights with men. They hold high official positions as well being deputies to power organs and also managers and directors.

 The DPRK has a wholesome environment. In the West, you can walk into a newspaper shop and see pornography in front of you which objectifies women. However, pornography is nowhere to be seen in the DPRK and prostitution is illegal.

The DPRK stands out as an example of true women's liberation, Juche-based, proletarian and socialist women's liberation! 80 years of women's liberation is a great achievement !

BGSJI

KFA UK

                              

                                  

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Kim Jong Im

Pyongyang, July 23 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a wreath to the bier of Kim Jong Im, former advisor to the Party History Institute of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea who is winner of Order of Kim Il Sung and Order of Kim Jong Il, expressing deep condolences over her death.

Working in the responsible position of the Party's history research sector under the great loving care and trust of the peerlessly great men for a long time, she had faithfully fulfilled the important duty assigned by the country and the people in the sacred work to defend and add shine to the glorious revolutionary history and traditions of our Party.

The wreath sent by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was laid before the bier of the deceased on Wednesday. -0-

Korean Women Bring Vitality and Vigour to National Prosperity

2026.7.21.
http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/24722
The Eighth Congress of the Socialist Women’s Union of Korea (SWUK) powerfully demonstrated once again the patriotic will of the Korean women to devote their wisdom and passion for national prosperity.

Women account for half of the world population. When they fulfil their responsibilities and duties in the family and community, the society develops, the era advances and the country’s future becomes rosier.

Under the outstanding leadership of the great leaders, women in our country have created a history and tradition of loyalty and patriotism. They are making outstanding achievements as a powerful force driving one of the wheels of the revolution, not only in the sectors of agriculture and light industry prioritized by the state and the Party but also at scientific research centres of blazing an unknown trail and construction sites of great transformations.

They are as powerful as men in firmly defending the various spheres of overall socialist development and making our society fresh and beautiful.

They bring harmony to their own families while adding a sweet fragrance to the big single-hearted family. Without them, we can think neither of the development of the state and society nor the future of the country.

Thanks to respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who honours women as a powerful driving force in the development of the state and society and opened up a new era of respecting women, women in our country devote their heart and soul to become the cornerstone and foundation of the era, revolution, family and society.

Press Statement on Third Strategic Dialogue between Foreign Ministers of DPRK and Russian Federation

Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- A press statement on the third strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation was issued on July 20.

The press statement is as follows:

The third strategic dialogue between Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Sergey Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, was held in Moscow on July 20 at a time when the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries is vigorously developing thanks to the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries.

The strategic dialogue between the two foreign ministers involved constructive and beneficial strategic communication, with the main emphasis on the implementation of the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, high-level visits, the plan for multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries and diplomatic coordination on major international issues of mutual concern, and reached a consensus on all the issues brought up for discussion.

Acknowledging that the comradely relations of friendship between the heads of state of the two countries serve as the most powerful driving force for guaranteeing the durable and future-oriented development of the DPRK-Russia relations, the two sides reaffirmed their steadfast political will to accelerate the long-term multi-faceted development of the bilateral relations, irrespective of the changing situation, under the strategic guidance at the highest level.

The side of the Russian Federation expressed full support for all efforts and measures of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to oppose all hostile acts posing a serious threat to its present position and the right to development and defend its national sovereign rights and security interests.

The DPRK side expressed invariable support for all the internal and external policies of the Russian Federation to eliminate the root cause of the Ukrainian dispute and defend its national sovereignty, territorial integrity and international justice from the imperialist moves for hegemony.

To cope with the development of the situation having negative influence on global peace and stability, the two sides agreed to defend the purpose and principles of the UN Charter and other international law with sovereignty equality and non-interference in internal affairs as the core, find solutions to effectively counter the regional and global security challenges and continue the exchange of views between the external policy organs of the two countries including the strategic dialogue at ministerial level.

The third strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the DPRK and Russia serves as a significant occasion for further accelerating the comprehensive expansion and development of the bilateral relations and making positive contributions to ensuring regional and global peace and security in conformity with the spirit of the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership. -0-

US Weaponry Exhibited in Pyongyang

  

      

Report of The Livestream “ Confrontation Between the Rifle and the Atomic Bomb “ 18.07.2026

To mark the 73rd anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War against the US imperialists , the Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) and the British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea held a livestream via Youtube under the title “Confrontation Between the Rifle and the Atomic Bomb “ on the 18th of July at 1530 hours BST . This attracted the participation of KFA UK and British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea members from London ,Scotland , the north west and the south of England as well as international guests from many countries including overseas Korean compatriots in the USA .

A message of congratulations from the DPRK Embassy in London was read out which stated that “July 27, 2026 marks the 73rd anniversary of victory of the Korean people achieved in the Fatherland Liberation War by repulsing the armed invasion by the US imperialists.

In that war, the then two year old DPRK defeated the US, which boasted of being the “strongest” in the world and its satellite forces. It was a miracle unprecedented in history.

The victory in the war was the fruition of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung’s Juche-oriented military ideas, brilliant strategies and tactics and outstanding leadership, as well as the will to defeat the enemy , unparalleled bravery and mass heroism displayed by the Korean, who were firmly rallied around him.”

A message from KFA Switzerland said “The Great Fatherland Liberation War is a model for all struggles of peoples against imperialism and for national liberation and for the defence of independence and sovereignty.

The Korean people encouraged other peoples in their just struggles.

The Korean people became the hero of progressive mankind!

The KPA commanded by the great Generalissimo KIM IL SUNG, the invincible Supreme Commander and strategist of Mt. Paektu, was the first army in history which won a military victory over the "super power" United States!”

Dr Dermot Hudson Chairman of KFA UK and Chairman of the British Group For the Study explained that in the West the Fatherland Liberation War , which is referred to as the Korean War , is often referred to as the “Unknown War “ or” Forgotten War “.

Dr Hudson  in his presentation said in part    “Respected comrade KIM JONG UN said that “a  confrontation between rifle and atomic bomb.". The Fatherland Liberation War which is referred to as the Korean War in the West even though it was not a war between Koreans but between a small country and an imperialist superpower the US, was truly a David and Goliath struggle of a small and young country against a big country which had been undefeated in many world wars.

July 27th 1953 was the day when the US imperialists finally admitted they could not militarily defeat the DPRK and signed the Korean Armistice Agreement which actually contained a clause stipulating the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the Korean peninsula but the US reneged on this later. Mark Clark the commander of US forces in the War wrote `` "In carrying out the instructions of my government, I gained the unenviable distinction of being the first United States commander in history to sign an armistice without victory.’  and US General Bradley admitted that it was ‘ The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy’. These were confessions of US commanders that they were defeated in the Fatherland Liberation War.”

Questions and discussion followed with questions about the defeat of internal counter-revolutionary traitors , the sinking of US warships and the role of the USSR in the war.

The picture exhibition “Leading the Fatherland Liberation War to Victory “ was shared with the participants . Also the video "Celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War “ was shown .

The event concluded at 1700 hours BST

Crime of Japan, Sworn Enemy of Korean Nation

Pyongyang, July 19 (KCNA) -- The Japanese imperialists, who illegally occupied Korea in last century, committed all sorts of vicious crimes to prevent the Korean people from building a new country before their defeat.

Among them is the crime of deliberately destroying the industrial establishments in Korea.

The Japanese imperialists completely destroyed tens of major equipment and converters, including more than ten compressors at the then Hungnam Fertilizer Factory.

They pulled down 19 hydroelectric power stations and exploded power and transformer facilities at various power stations.

They submerged or destroyed 164 coal mines including Kowon Coal Mine and 178 mines including Unryul Mine. They also mercilessly destroyed railway factories, tunnels, railways, locomotives and wagons.

A typical example is that they drove a train carrying blasting powder into a tunnel of Saenggi Hill in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province and exploded it and throw into the sea all the machinery and equipment of the then Rajin Railway Factory.

They took away all the available vehicles when they run away.

Soon after the liberation of the country on August 15, 1945, there was no vehicle and facilities in the railway sector, and the railway operation came to standstill.

Such situation of railway transport, which accounted for over 90 per cent of the total passenger and freight transport, seriously hindered our people’s struggle for building a new society and the overall development of the national economy.

The Korean people can not rehabilitate the destroyed factories and enterprises because of the shortage of transport and operate the factories owing to the failure of the transport of raw and other fuel and other materials to the production places in time.

The Japanese imperialists thoroughly destroyed water transport facilities.

At the time of their defeat, they buried 70 machine ships amounting to 99 000 tons at sea in various ports and destroyed facilities including Chongjin and Rajin ports and small ferry facilities used in river transport.

The destruction of the industrial establishments in Korea is a hideous criminal act to prevent the Korean people from using them as an economic basis for political independence and as material means for creating a new life and improving their well-being after the liberation of the country. -0-