KFA UK Statement on Vodafone blocking the kfauk.com website

 

London 25th of May 2026

The Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) today issued a statement denouncing Vodafone’s blocking of KFA UK’s official website  kfauk.com 

A few days ago our KFA UK chairman received a message on his telephone which stated that  “ Securenet has blocked kfauk.com for malicious activity “ !!! . Earlier in the year a KFA UK member said Vodafone was blocking the website kfauk.com.

Our KFA UK chairman complained to Vodafone but they have still continued to block the website !

KFA UK has never indulged in so-called “malicious activity “, this is untrue . Vodafone.are deliberately blocking the website in order to prevent people knowing the truth about People’s Korea ! . This is censorship by the giant capitalist monopolies .

At the same time we would also mention that the kfauk.com website and Anglo-People’s Korea website is blocked by many local libraries in the UK . Many people who do not have computers at home use local libraries so it is blocking them from accessing information on the DPRK and KFA UK .

We demand that Vodafone stop blocking our website and the local libraries do likewise!

Down with censorship !
Defend People’s Korea !

Defend KFA UK !

KFA UK

Birth and Origin of Modern Revisionism from “Kyongje Yongu”, 30 July 2018

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Today, with the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism serving as the guiding principle, our people are vigorously accelerating the construction of a powerful socialist state amidst the struggle against all types of reactionary ideological trends.

The historical experience of our revolution vividly shows that we can steadfastly adhere to revolutionary principles and class principles and advance along the socialist path without delay only when we heighten our vigilance against bourgeois ideas and revisionism, particularly modern revisionism, and step up the struggle against them.

Modern revisionism is rooted in bourgeois ideas, and it was born against the backdrop of a new historical era and the prevailing situation.

The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il instructed as follows:

Modern revisionism that came to the fore in the mid-1950s caused great harm to the international communist movement for scores of years and has left a serious lesson.1

Modern revisionism originated in and spread in a number of socialist countries after World War II. In the mid-1950s, it emerged as an independent trend of thought and caused enormous harm to socialist construction.

Modern revisionism originated within the ruling parties of the working class as reactionary Right opportunism that sought to abandon the revolutionary principles of the working class during the period of socialist construction, conform to bourgeois policies and pursue the degeneration of socialism and the transition to capitalism.

Modern revisionism, based in the former Soviet Union, emerged as a new international trend of thought against the backdrop of a historical condition whereby socialism turned into a global system.

When Stalin was alive, Khrushchev sang the praises of him as the “Lenin of today”, “the brain and heart of the party”, “the greatest genius leader of mankind” and the “great invincible marshal”. After his death, he seized power in the party and state through a conspiratorial method. Next, he called for the establishment of so-called “new lines”, saying that Stalin’s lines and policies must be reexamined on the pretext of how “the times have changed”.

Those “new lines” were revisionist lines.

On economic policies, contradicting the essential superiority and transitional characteristics of socialist society, he headed toward material-centric policies of ignoring political and ideological elements and one-sidedly emphasizing only material and economic elements.

During the 20th Soviet Communist Party Congress convened in February 1956, Khrushchev set “peaceful coexistence” of states with different social systems as the general line of foreign policy. He formalized and set forth revisionist lines that contradicted the revolutionary principles of the working class, such as a “peaceful transition” to socialism and “disarmament”.

The origin of modern revisionism has certain roots.

Under the condition where bourgeois influences and imperialists’ pressure exist, there may emerge fellows who submit to them. When such fellows appear in the international labour movement, revisionism is bound to emerge.

Those fellows who become prisoners of bourgeois influences and surrender to the pressure of imperialism can turn up in capitalist countries and also in the ruling parties of socialist countries.

There is no guarantee that revisionism will not rear its head just because one is a ruling party or a party has carried out a revolution for a long time.

The root cause of modern revisionism’s birth in the former Soviet Union’s ruling party, which had long carried out a revolution, is, first, that Khrushchev himself became a prisoner of bourgeois influences.

After climbing up to the key posts of the party and government through crafty double-dealing methods, he became weary of the revolution and was seized with the idea of enjoying idleness and pleasure with the accomplishments that had already been attained, rather than pushing forward the revolution.

Khrushchev’s bourgeois ideas became stronger with his visit to the United States after he took power.

Khrushchev, who visited the United States in September 1959, was dazed by the capitalist world as he toured intercontinental ballistic rocket manufacturing companies, corn factories in the state of Iowa, steel mills and others for 10 days. This dazzlement soon grew into a fantasy about capitalism.

When the imperialists blabbered about “ending the Cold War era” in the 1960s and made exaggerations as though they had a willingness to carry out policies of “peace” and “cooperation”, Khrushchev harbored illusions about them and clamored about “reasonable imperialism”.

The former Soviet Union Communist Party became deeply imbued with bourgeois ideas because it failed to ferret out fellows like Khrushchev, fellows who became prisoners of bourgeois influences, in a timely manner. As a result, it turned its back on revolutionary principles and headed toward a path of revisionism.

The root cause of modern revisionism’s birth is, second, surrender to the pressure of imperialism.

The imperialists perpetrated pressure against socialism even more viciously after World War II.

The imperialists manipulated various types of international economic organizations to blockade socialist countries economically. Moreover, they prohibited exports of “strategic goods” to socialist countries and stepped up control over general exported goods.

Feeling horror toward the imperialists’ nuclear blackmail, military threat and economic blockade, Khrushchev headed toward a path of surrender. His capitulationism was clearly shown during the “Caribbean Sea crisis”, when he hurriedly withdrew the missiles and aircraft he had deployed to Cuba.

As a result, the former Soviet Union Communist Party surrendered to imperialist pressures and publicly adopted revisionism as its policy after Khrushchev took power.

The decisive factor of modern revisionism’s genesis lies in that the former Soviet Union failed to correctly set forth the leader’s successor. When the leader sets forth his successor and the successor’s leadership system is established properly can the leader’s revolutionary ideas and the leader’s cause of the revolution assimilate and develop generation after generation.

Stalin, however, failed to correctly set forth a successor. Consequently, traitors and plotters like Khrushchev appeared and viciously annihilated the leader’s achievements and blatantly advocated revisionism.

Even after Khrushchev was removed, as a consequence of the failure to elect the leader’s successor correctly and establish the successor’s leadership system, the Soviet party and government were unable to escape the quagmire of revisionism created by Khrushchev for the lack of a resolute revolutionary principle and a thorough class struggle spirit.

Historical experience clearly shows that the decisive factor of modern revisionism’s genesis lies in a failure to correctly set forth the leader’s successor and properly establish his leadership system.

All party members and working people should know well the harm of modern revisionism, heighten their vigilance to prevent any type of reactionary ideological trends from infiltrating our interior and actively struggle to model the entire society on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

Kim Ung Chon

― Kyongje Yongu, no. 3 (180), 2018, pp. 58-59.

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Kim Jong Il, Selected Works, vol. 10, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang 1999, p. 261.

Second Plenary Meeting of Ninth C.C., WPK, to be Convened

Pyongyang, May 25 (KCNA) -- The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea decided to convene the Second Plenary Meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the WPK in late June in order to have an interim review of the implementation of the Party and state policies for 2026 and discuss the work in the second half of the year and a series of important issues.

A relevant resolution of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK was released on May 24. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.05.25.)

U.S. and ROK's Reckless Arms Build-up Will Incite DPRK to Further Strength Military Deterrent: KCNA Commentary

Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- The U.S. has further boosted its arms sales to its vassal countries in the Korean peninsula and the Northeast Asian region, and this has emerged as a challenge to regional security that should no longer be overlooked.

Recently, the U.S. Department of State approved the sale of 24 MH-60Rs, new-type helicopters for maritime operation, and parts of AH-64E Apache helicopters to ROK in the amount of more than four billion US dollars, asserting that it would contribute to improving the ROK's ability for coping with the current and future threats and equipping it with creditable military capabilities strong enough to deter enemy.

This is a part of the U.S. arms sales and the ROK's ill-intended arms build-up, being pushed forward according to the agreement made at the U.S.-ROK summit held last October that specified the ROK's purchase of U.S.-made military equipment amounting to 25 billion US dollars until 2030.

In essence, through the arms sales the U.S. seeks to maximize its financial gains by taking advantage of the ROK's ever-increasing military spending, and at the same time, use the ROK as its armed shock brigade for materializing its strategic hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region.

Such unilateral arms build-up that goes beyond the defensive nature will only provoke the other party's corresponding measures for securing overwhelming military muscle.

With regard to it, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea answered to a question raised by KCNA, clarifying the stand that the massive U.S. arms exports to the ROK, Japan, Taiwan and other allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region constitute a cause of ever-escalating regional military tensions including the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait and predict the gloomy prospect of the regional situation.

The spokesman added that the gravity of such arms build-up and sales lies in the fact that they are going far beyond the ordinary defensive demands and being conducted in a specific way aimed at military attack on specific countries, strictly subject to the materialization of the U.S. strategy for securing military edge.

Today the ROK's irrational wild ambition for arms buildup is a typical product of the execution of the new military strategy by the present U.S. administration seeking to ensure the flexibility of military attack posture against the rival nations throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Last year the U.S. pressurized NATO to make its European allies increase their military expenditure to 5 percent of their GDPs. Now it presses its Asian allies to follow it, pressing them to boost their military expenditure.

Under such pressure, the ROK agreed to increase its military spending to 3.5 percent of its GDP at an early date, buy U.S.-made weaponry costing 25 billion US dollars until 2030 and offer the U.S. 33 billion US dollars as the upkeep for the U.S. forces in the ROK. The ROK was termed "exemplary ally" in return.

The U.S. agreed to sell 624 GBU-39 long-range guided bombs to the ROK last December, hosted a contract between it and the Boeing Company for improving F-15Ks of the ROK air force in February and approved the sale of airborne communication security equipment amounting to 0.2 billion US dollars in March.

Meanwhile, the U.S. approved its sale of eight kinds of combat equipment including HIMARS, Javelin anti-tank missile, howitzer and suicide drone and relevant parts amounting to 11.1 billon US dollars to Taiwan last December. It also systematically transfers Tomahawk cruise missiles and other attack weapons to Japan.

Global security crises that break out in a chain go to prove that such transfer of latest lethal weaponry by the U.S., the world's biggest death merchant, cyclically causes ever-escalating regional military conflict and contradiction and ever-deepening unpredictability and ever-worsening instability.

Such arms buildup pursued by a belligerent party can never be overlooked by the other party and it is clear that the latter will take corresponding measures.

To thoroughly deter the imbalance of power enforced by the U.S. and its vassal forces and strongly cope it is a prerequisite to safeguarding national sovereign rights and ensuring regional peace and stability.

The defence power of the DPRK will strongly deter all security threats, posed by the enemy nations, through ceaseless update and evolution and full war readiness, creditably defend the national sovereignty and security and regional peace and proactively contribute to ensuring global strategic stability. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.05.21.)

Powerful Motive Force of Overall Development of Socialism

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK

 2026.5.19.

All people in our country are now accelerating the overall development of socialism true to the idea and spirit set forth by the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) to make a steady progress in the socialist construction upholding the banner of the three revolutions, ideological, technical and cultural.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said that the line of the three revolutions, ideological, technical and cultural, is the general line of socialist construction and only when we fully implement the line can we achieve successful development across all sectors.

The line of the three revolutions to harness nature, reform people and transform society has demonstrated its validity and vitality with its scientific accuracy and truthfulness throughout the course of socialist construction.

As our Party and government have upheld the banner of the three revolutions since our people embarked on the road to build the country, our people could shape their own destiny by their own efforts and our country could rise and shine in the world as a socialist power, independent, self-sufficient and capable of self-defence.

The overall development of socialism is a new revolution in the realm of the three revolutions of ideology, technology and culture.

With the desire to usher in a new heyday of overall development of socialism our people have turned out in the struggle to build, at the earliest date, a socialist power prosperous by dint of self-reliance and self-esteem guided by the grand blueprint developed at the 9th Congress of the WPK.

Under the wise leadership of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un our people will continue to advance the struggle for overall development of socialism upholding the banner of the three revolutions, ideological, technical and cultural - the powerful driving force of socialist construction.

Report of the 5th Reading Session on the booklet “Understanding the Workers Party of Korea “ 18.05.2026.

The Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) and British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea held the 5th Reading session on the booklet “Understanding the Workers Party of Korea “ , on the 18th of May 2026 at 1900 hours BST via Jitsi Meet .Participating were members of KFA UK from London, Scotland and the north west as well as guests from KFA Germany , KFA Greece and the Netherlands.

Dr Dermot Hudson ,chairman of KFA UK and chairman of the British Group for the Study of the  Juche Idea read out the sections of the booklet from 40 to 49 which described the democratic reforms and the leadership of the Party over them as as well as the democratic elections and the merger of the Communist Party of North with the New Democratic Party  to form the Workers Party of North Korea.

Discussion followed centring on the merger of the two parties- the Communist Party of North Korea and the New Democratic Party  as well the democratic reforms .

It was pointed out that the Agrarian Reform of March 1946 was a most radical thoroughgoing reform which freed peasants from centuries of exploitation and oppression . Also the Labour Law of 1946 guaranteed important rights to the workers . The merger of the Communist Party of North Korea with the New Democratic Party which created the Workers Party of North Korea meant that the Korean people had a unified working class vanguard party .

Dr Hudson also reported briefly on his meeting with the new DPRK Ambassador  as well stressing the need to campaign against the sanctions by the British government against the DPRK’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp .

The session concluded at 2000 hours BST.

BGSJI and KFA UK on the 46th anniversary of the Kwangju Massacre

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               London 19th of May 2026
 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI) and   Korean Friendship Association of the UK (UK KFA ) )   issued the following joint statement on the  46th anniversary of the Kwangju Massacre ;

46 years ago  the south Korean puppet fascists drowned the city of Kwangju in blood  .The south Korean fascist puppet army killed 5,000 people and injured 14,000 in the south Korean city of Kwangju .Here the residents had organised protests against the military fascist dictatorship of Chun Du Hwan . These protests quickly turned into an uprising against the military dictatorship and were forcibly put down by the south Korean military .It was a truly barbaric massacre ,an act of genocide by the south Korean military fascists against the civilian population .It was a fascist despotic act aimed at  suppressing the democrats and patriots of south Korea.
                                 

   Standing behind the south Korean puppets and manipulating them  were the US imperialists At the time the US held peacetime operational command over the south Korean puppet army , it could not move without the say so of the US commander in south Korea . Moreover the then south Korean military ruler Chun Do Hwan had been trained in the US and had also fought in the Vietnam war . He was a special agent of the US CIA.
                                     
                                 

   A special meeting was held at the White House on the 22nd of May 1980 attended by Edmund Muskie, Warren Christopher ,Zbigniew Brzezinski and Donald Gregg among others . It was decided here that the Kwangju uprising should be suppressed.
 

   On the 22nd of May 1980 US commander in south Korea general Wickham gave the green light for the south Korean armed forces to suppress the Kwangju uprising by force. US president Jimmy Carter said that security concerns must override human rights .
   

The US also sent the warship USS Coral Sea to south Korea to be on standby to assist the south Korean armed forces in the suppression of the Kwangju uprising.
  

  Thus the US imperialists are the true author of the Kwangju massacre. US imperialism has the blood of 5,000 south Koreans on its hands!

. Today the perpetrators of the Kwangju massacre still have not been brought to justice and remain at large. 
   Our organisations, the BGSJIand KFA UK  , remembering the innocent lives that were ended by the south Korean puppets , call for the full facts of the massacre to be made public and for those responsible for slaughter, the remnants and descendants of the Chun fascist regime,  to be finally brought to justice.

BGSJI
KFA UK

On Juche and Third-Worldism

Juche and Third-Worldism are two theories which arose as forms of anti-colonialism and anti-capitalism traditions in the twentieth century. They are distinct ideologies with different roots and goals, but they share similar points and themes, especially with their joint opposition to imperialism and strong support for national independence. Despite this, they are also very different in terms of their understanding of socialism, internationalism, and political organization.

Juche, is a theory developed in the DPR Korea under the leadership of comrade Kim Il Sung during the 1950s and 60s. It was presented as a theory rooted with the interpretation of socialism that highlights on self-reliance in all three key departments: politics, military, and economy. Third-worldism, on the other side, is not a single ideology, but instead it is a set of belief that originated from anti-colonial struggles across Asia, Africa and the Latin America. It viewed the third world countries as exploited by the wealthy capitalist powers and that liberation struggles in colonized or formerly colonized nations were central to a global revolution.

One of the biggest similarities between Juche and Third-worldism is their strong stance against imperialism. Both theories see imperialism as virus and the main obstacle which prevent poor nations from achieving their potentials. Juche was strongly shaped by Korea’s struggle against the Japanese imperialists in the early 1900s and by the destructive effects caused by the Korean War. As a result, Juche values the importance of national sovereignty and resistance against foreign powers. Third worldists would argue in similar tones. They see the imperial powers, particularly the United States and Western Europe, as key actors which maintain the global inequality through various channels such as economic exploitation, military interventions, and political influence.

Another strong similarity is the emphasis that both have on liberation. Third wordlist movements often voiced for revolutionary struggles in countries such as Cuba and Vietnam. These struggles were actually seen as part of a wider global resistance against colonialism and capitalism. Juche, also viewed the Korean revolution as a fight for the nation, for dignity, for sovereignty, and for independence. It is that in both cases that political freedom was considered to be impossible without economic and military independence.

Juche and Third-worldism also share the skepticism toward dependence on the world’s major powers. Back in the times of the Cold War, many Third-worldist leaders tried their best to avoid domination and subjugation by the superpowers of the US and the USSR. This attitude was actually the contributing factor to the growth of the global Non-aligned movement. Juche, (although the mainstream media would like to have you believe that Korea relied on the USSR and China), rejected reliance on both the Soviet and the Chinese. It argued that a national revolution should follow its own path. This is a defining feature of Juche and a feature that separate Juche from other form of socialism and communism.

Despite these similarities, there are major differences between the two theories. One of most obvious ones is their view on internationalism. Juche places the national first. It argues strongly that Korean should be a nation that is guided by strong leadership system which serves as the driving force of revolution. Loyalty is crucial in Juche. Third-worldism, however, has a more international outlook. It values national liberation, but it places these as part of a wider trend of global movement against imperialism.

The role of the leadership is another distinction. Juche places emphasis on the leader as the center of political and social life. DPRK political culture developed a system which places paramount of importance on the WPK and the state leader as essential to the survival and guidance of the nation. Third-worldism does not necessarily follow this structure as it has an international tendency. It is importance to note that despite this, some third-worldist movements were led by powerful leaders such as Mao Zedong, and Ho Chi Minh. It is just that the third-worldism ideology itself does not depend on a single leadership model.

In the economic sector, Juche emphasises on self-reliance. The DPRK has been building itself of its own way and resources and has minimize the reliance on foreign trade and external economic aids and support. This means that external factors play little to zero role and has no influence on Korean society. Third-worldism, however, includes a range of economic approaches, socialism plus as range of adopted mixed economies.

Finally, Juche is an ideology of Korea and the Korean people. Third-worldism is not tied to any specific country. It encompasses many movements, governments, and intellectual traditions across the many continents.

In conclusion, Juche and Third-worldism share common roots of origins in anti-imperialism, national liberation, and resistance to foreign domination. Both emerged from the struggles of poorer nations seeking independence during the twentieth century. However, they differ in some notable ways. Juche has a more nationalist tone and focuses on the importance of the Korean people and leadership. Third-worldism is a broader tradition with more international elements and is connected to anti-colonial solidarity across nations. Understanding these key points are important and helps explain the differences between revolutionary movements and key left-wing ideologies.

Kimlong Ly

Assistant Researcher, British Study Group for the Study of the Juche Idea

From Voice of Korea-Going Up to the Top of Water Slide

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  One day in April 2012, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Rungna Water Park under construction.

  After looking round the dressing rooms and shower rooms, he suddenly said he would go up to the top of a water slide.

  Officials dissuaded him because it was dangerous to go up the incomplete stairs to the top of the water slide. Comrade Kim Jong Un, however, did not mind it and ascended the stairs before others.

  At the top, he said that the water slide would be very popular among people in the future and that not only sliders but also spectators would like it.

  That day he said in a regrettable tone that it is a defect that there are no diving tower and water tank in the water park, Lecturer Ri Jong Sun at the Korean Revolution Museum said and continued:

  "The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said to officials: When crossing Rungna Bridge, I thought it is a pity that there are no diving tower and water tank beside the water slide. Today I harden my resolve to build a diving tower and water tank.

  Then he selected the site for them and taught in detail how to build them.

  He had already planned to expand the capacity of the water park and build it into a water park with a diving tower and water tank.

  He went up to the top of the dangerous water slide without hesitation that day in order to confirm his plan."

  While making painstaking efforts for the happiness of the people, Comrade Kim Jong Un continues to conceive new plans.

 

Blessed Children

 2026.5.18

.http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/24320

The word “orphan” is a synonym of a miserable life in any country.

Yet, the orphans are enjoying a blessed life and the greatest affection in the DPRK, as respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, the father of the country, is devoting his all to bring happiness to the people to make sure that every single person living on this land lead a happy life.

On February 3, 2014, Comrade Kim Jong Un took measures to rebuild Pyongyang Baby Home and Pyongyang Orphanage in modern style, saying that the parentless children should never feel the orphan’s sorrow and grow up happily by giving them parental attachment which they miss the most.

After visiting the construction site several times to give detailed guidance, Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the completed Pyongyang Baby Home and Pyongyang Orphanage again in October. He said that he was so glad as if he had plucked a shining star off the sky, because the best and stylish buildings now stood ready for the kids without parents. He gave valuable instructions on taking good care of children and raising them into pillars of the country.

These are not all.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Pyongyang Baby Home and Pyongyang Orphanage in 2015 just after delivering the New Year’s address. He spent a long time with the children. He said that he was so glad to celebrate the new year’s day with the children, that he was proud of doing a worthwhile work, challenging though, and that he was more convinced of the bright future of our country as he saw happiness on children’s faces.

Parentless children are growing up to be reliable pillars and talents of the country under the special attention and loving care of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Convenes Meeting of Commanding Officers of Divisions and Brigades of Entire Army and Meets Them

Pyongyang, May 18 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, convened a meeting of the commanding officers of the divisions and brigades of the entire army on May 17 and met them.

Present there were Ri Yong Gil, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, and Pak Jong Chon, advisor to the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK.

The commanding officers were filled with great excitement as they were to meet the Supreme Commander at the sacred headquarters building of the Party Central Committee which the KPA service personnel have always cherished in their minds at every post in the sky, ground and sea of the country.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared, the commanding officers broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!", looking up to the outstanding leader of the revolution who is dynamically guiding the inexhaustible development of our army to glory and victory with his distinguished commanding philosophy and art.

Highly appreciating the extraordinary services of the commanding officers who are leading the combined units while devoting their sincere efforts to the country and the people, he warmly encouraged them.

He met the commanding officers of the combined units at all levels of the entire army and had a talk with them on a series of important military issues.

Stressing that the tasks of the commanders of the combined units are very important, he said that the historic assignment to develop our army into the strongest one in the world is entrusted to the commanders of the divisions and brigades. And he referred to the main orientation arising in carrying out the military and political tasks at present.

Reiterating that the training for perfecting the combat preparedness is the main task of the army, he advanced a policy for readjusting the training system and intensifying the practical training in keeping with the changing aspects of modern warfare and the trend of the development of our army.

Noting that a structural measure for updating our army in a military organizational and military technical way is to be taken in the future, he stressed that the responsibility and role of the commanding officers are very important in correctly implementing it.

He said that planned projects, too, should be stepped up to newly define the concept of operations in all spheres in keeping with the rapid modernization of the military and technical equipment of our army and apply it to the combat training of the units.

Mentioning the Party's policy of territorial defence on strengthening the first-line units in the southern border and turning the border line into an impregnable fortress, he expressed a plan for remodeling the military organizational structure and strengthening the first-line units and other major units in military and technical aspects as an important decision to more thoroughly deter war.

Briefing on a prospect of modernization of the KPA and progress made in developing the military and technical equipment, Comrade Kim Jong Un said that we are building a powerful army and affirmed that as already clarified, if the tasks for the period of the Five-Year Plan are carried out, preparedness of the KPA's strategic action will be renewed beyond comparison with the present and a great change will be made in an aspect of deterring war.

He stressed that the commanding officers of the entire army and all levels should continue to raise their class consciousness, outlook on the arch enemy, and remain faithful to their sacred duty of defending the sovereignty while always keeping highly alert.

Saying that the KPA should defend the country with its ideology and faith than physical strength and that the ideology and faith are the unique secret of the combat capability of our army which can exceed the limit of physical strength, he added that the KPA should continue to carry forward its tradition of overwhelming the enemy with ideology and faith by steadily waging the ideological revolution with firm belief in its cause and that only then can the KPA reliably maintain its honor and position as the strongest army in the world.

Our Party and people's expectation in the KPA commanding officers is very high, he said, expressing belief that the KPA commanding officers would remain faithful to their sacred duty, bearing deep in mind the heavy responsibility for their mission, no matter who may know it or not.

That day, Comrade Kim Jong Un had a photo session with the commanders of the combined units of the entire army in the yard of the Party Central Committee.

The commanders of the KPA combined units at all levels, who were honored to meet the great brilliant commander and receive the great trust from him, vowed to cherish the important teachings of the Supreme Commander as the coordinates of struggle and boundlessly remain faithful to the important mission and duty they assumed before the Party and the revolution and thus fully demonstrate the honor of the KPA commanding officer in the most glorious and strongest era led by him. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.05.18.)

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On Juche and Postcolonial theory differences

 

Juche and postcolonial theory are two theories which stemmed from the will against domination. On the surface, they seem to be similar, but they differ in many ways such as how they define liberation, subjectivity, and historical agency. Although both theories criticise the imperialist agenda and reject the idea that the Western way is the only way, they both differ in their overall goal. As Postcolonial theory seeks to reset the thinking about nation, identity, and authority. Juche asks to transform anti colonial struggle into a doctrine which centralised national sovereignty.

Juche begins from the idea that independence is paramount and is the foundation of human existence. Juche opposes colonialism as it destroys the history and autonomy of a nation. Under foreign domination, a nation not only suffers from the lack of economic autonomy but also ideological and national consciousness. The only way to restore this is through a liberation under a strong organised organisation. In this thinking, the nation is the main historical subject. The revolutionary tendency of Juche is the mechanism through which collective consciousness can be made under a strong leadership. A leadership that can guide the people forward, in one voice, in solidarity.

Postcolonial theory approaches colonialism differently. Postcolonial theory is more mainstream and regarded as one of the most influential theories in politics, philosophy, and international relations. In this tradition, colonialism is understood as a system that influences language, identity, desire, etc. The colonised subject lack a unified national consciousness and therefore lack national identity. It is in this way that postcolonial theory is often skeptic of a solid-state identity. In a way, postcolonial thinkers believe that nationalism can be reproduce through the same structure of exclusion and authority that colonialism imposed.

However, Juche rejects this doubt. Juche insists on clear and united ideological clarity. It argues that the people are yearning for liberation, but they lack the right leadership to lead them. A leadership is needed to guide and open a way for the people to follow toward liberation. When the people are united, under the right leadership, they are one. They become a collective historical force. Juche seeks total integration of the people into the political community. This is different to postcolonial theory.

The way both theories treat culture is also noticeable. Postcolonial thinkers usually argue that colonialism produces cultural hybridity. Colonised societies, in postcolonial perspectives, absorb and integrate imperial influence into their own society. It views culture as something that is always changing, fluid, and can be a subject of manipulation and negotiation. Juche opposes this thinking almost completely. Juche views the hybridity of culture as weakness and contamination to national identity and ideology. It sees foreign influence as weapon, a threat to the state, a virus to national autonomy because dependence on external cultural forms can undermine local culture and political consciousness. Foreign influence on local national culture is an insult to not only the people, but to the heroes who sacrificed their blood to the motherland/fatherland.

The two theories have opposing views on power. While postcolonial theory sees domination spreading through dialogue and institutes, Juche tries to centralise the power instead. Liberation requires concentrated power, to mobilise the masses, to put forward what is to be done. Fragmentation is weak. Fragmentation means weak union and this opens for a possibility of external interference. Therefore, in Juche, the leadership is indispensable and must be protected at all costs. This structure is treated as the condition of true independence. Juche rejects Western universalism. It replaces this with national particularism. Each people must determine its own path according to each unique condition. This philosophy is important to understanding Juche. Extrapolate this and it would result in a theory that concerns with state power, national identity, than internationalism and globalisation.

Ultimately, postcolonial theory treats identity as unstable and contested. It views identity as historically produced by the dominators. Juche, in contrast, treats identity as something that is paramount and must be protected through the political organisation. Although both arises from anti-imperialist thoughts, one moves more toward multiplicity and criticisms, while the other moves toward national unity and state sovereignty.

Kimlong Ly

Assistant Researcher, British Study Group for the Study of the Juche Idea

“The Meaning of May Day in People’s Korea “-special article by Dr Dermot Hudson

 

The 1st of May ,international workers day , is the holiday of working people throughout the world . In some countries there will be demonstrations ,marches and protests but in People’s Korea where the working people hold power there is no need to hold demonstrations or protests but instead celebrate their power and the existence of the people-centred socialist system . People’s Korea ,May Day is marked by mass meetings , games such as football and volleyball ,picnics and dances. May Day is an official public holiday in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and has been since 1946 . In the DPRK May Day is celebrated on the 1st of May and not on another date like some of the capitalist countries which tried to “de-politicise “ May Day by having the May Day holiday on the first Monday after the 1st of May . The USA even does not mark May Day but holds a “Labour Day “ in September to avoid any connection with what they see as a “communist holiday “.

Last year the Korean Central News Agency reported as follows about the May Day celebrations in the DPRK “ Officials of Party and power organs across the country significantly celebrated May Day together with working people.

Officials visited the production sites seething with the drive for increased production and congratulated the working class on the indomitable struggle to provide a springboard for the comprehensive national rejuvenation with sincere efforts and on their innovative successes.

Various sports and amusement games took place at the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex, the Chonnaeri Cement Factory, the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, the Haeju Tractor Parts Factory and other industrial establishments across the country.

Working people's organizations in North Phyongan Province, Nampho Municipality and other local areas held meetings with persons of merit of the preceding generation and front-rankers in noble traits and meetings to follow their example.

Colorful performances were given at theatres and outdoor stages in the capital city to add to the festive mood.

The festive mood was revved up with art performances given in North Hwanghae, Jagang, Kangwon and South Hamgyong provinces and other parts of the country.

Many people spent a pleasant time at the Central Zoo, the Natural History Museum, the Munsu Water Park, a riding service base in Hamhung City and other cultural recreation grounds.

Diverse holiday services at he public catering units in Pyongyang and local areas including Okryu Restaurant, Chongryu Restaurant, and Kyongam Restaurant of Sariwon and Songdowon Restaurant of Wonsan delighted customer”

The famous British comedian Michael Palin in his documentary “ Michael Palin in North Korea “ made in 2018 which although it was hostile and from a liberal standpoint , included excellent coverage of May Day festivities on the Moran hill in Pyongyang .

This contrasts with the so-called “free democratic” capitalist countries of the West the life of workers is very bitter indeed. There is mass unemployment with very few decent jobs available (many are “zero hours contracts “ ),insecurity , poverty , long hours and massive social inequality . In the UK according the website statista.com 2.9 million food parcels were distributed to people who could not afford to buy food.Food prices are sky high and inflation is rising all the time Working hours have actually lengthened in countries like Britain . Housing is unaffordable for many workers . In London the rent of a modest 2 bedroom flat on the outer reaches of London is £1,600 per month and that excludes council tax ,energy and water bills.

In People’s Korea workers can celebrate May Day joyfully not only with the pride of being masters of power , masters of their proud socialist country but because of the great benefits of people-centred socialism such as free of charge housing , free education , free health and the abolition of taxation. In People’s Korea food is distributed almost free of charge ; when I was in the DPRK in October 2025 I was told that food costs only the equivalent of 0.3 dollars -about 20 pence in British money - per month.

The workers of the DPRK have plenty to celebrate on May Day , no doubt the fireworks will fly high into the sky of Pyongyang on May Day !

Long live May Day !

Long Live People’s Korea !

(Dr Dermot Hudson ,general chairman KFA UK/deputy editor /reviewer PKT )

Ninth Congress of General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea Held

Pyongyang, May 13 (KCNA) -- The Ninth Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea was held here on May 11 and 12.

The congress analyzed and reviewed in depth the work done by the GFTUK during the period under review and discussed the practical tasks and ways for the federation to fully discharge its mission and role as an ideological education organization in implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea by radically improving its work as required by the era of comprehensive development.

Present there were the members of the 8th-term GFTUK central leadership and delegates elected by trade union organizations at all levels.

Officials of the Party, armed forces organs, ministries and national agencies and those concerned were on hand as observers.

The platform was taken by Kim Jae Ryong and Ri Il Hwan, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Ju Chang Il, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., WPK, Kim Tok Hun, member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK and first vice-premier of the Cabinet, executive members of the C.C., GFTUK, chairpersons of the provincial committees of the GFTUK, exemplary trade union officials and members and officials in charge of the trade union work of armed forces organs.

The congress elected the presidium and the secretariat.

The agenda items discussed at the congress are as follows:

1. Review of the Work of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea

2. On the Revision of the GFTUK Rules

3. Election of the Central Leadership of the GFTUK

Kim Jae Ryong read out a congratulatory letter of the Central Committee of the WPK to the participants in the Ninth Congress of the GFTUK and all the workers and trade union members across the country.

The WPK Central Committee in the letter said that the period under review of the GFTUK is shining with the pride and honor of the trade union organizations and their officials and workers who injected vigor and vitality into the advance of our revolution by turning out as one to live up to the expectations of the Party Central Committee which put them forward in the vanguard of the struggle for fresh upswing and development in socialist construction, and highly appreciated their responsible and devoted efforts for it.

The period of the new Five-Year Plan is a very important period when the patriotic enthusiasm and practical ability of the working class and trade union members, who are intensely loyal to the cause of the Party and the state and their responsibility as the eldest son of the country, should be redoubled, the letter said, indicating the basic tasks and ways for the GFTUK in inspiring the working people to perform proud feats from the first year of implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK.

Ri Won Jong, chairman of the Central Committee of the GFTUK, made a report on the first agenda item.

The reporter reviewed the work of the 8th-term GFTUK Central Committee.

He referred to the fact that the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un put forward the working class and trade union members as the vanguard and backbone unit that are taking the lead in ushering in a new era of upsurge for the comprehensive national prosperity and developed the GFTUK into an ideologically pure and organizationally integrated entity for the past five years.

He noted that a great upsurge in production has been brought about and unprecedented successes achieved in increasing production in the major fields of implementing the Five-Year Plan set forth by the Eighth Congress of the WPK thanks to the patriotic devotion and extraordinary creativity of the working class and trade union members.

He said that true to the intention of the Party Central Committee to prepare the GFTUK to be a revolutionary organization by preserving its nature as a mass political organization of the working class, the GFTUK has attached importance to its internal work and raised a strong wind of enhancing its fighting efficiency and strengthening its primary organizations.

All the successes achieved during the period under review are the brilliant fruition of the wise leadership of the respected Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un who led our workers in every aspect of their work to remain faithful to the historic mission they assumed before the Party and the country, the times and the revolution, the reporter stressed.

He called for bringing about a radical improvement in the GFTUK work as required by the era of comprehensive development.

The report analyzed and reviewed a series of deviations revealed by trade union organizations at all levels during the period under review and their causes on the basis of detailed data and indicated practical ways for putting the GFTUK work on the track of new qualitative development.

The reporter called for more dynamically conducting the revolutionary mass movement, the socialist patriotic movement to arouse the enthusiasm, initiative and ingenuity of the trade union members and make miracles and innovations on all fronts of economic construction.

Speeches were made on the first agenda item.

20 delegates including Kong Un Chol, delegate of the trade union organization of South Hamgyong Province, Ri Kwang Dok, delegate of the trade union organization of the Pyongyang Construction Commission, and Kim Yong Chol, delegate of the trade union organization of the Ministry of Railways made speeches and presented written speeches.

The congress discussed the revision of the GFTUK Rules as its second agenda item.

There was a report on the revision of the trade union rules.

The reporter submitted the revised rules for deliberation at the congress.

The congress adopted a decision on the revision of the GFTUK rules with full approval.

The congress discussed the election of the Central Leadership of the GFTUK as the third agenda item.

First, the Central Committee of the GFTUK was elected.

All the candidates were elected members and alternate members of the GFTUK Central Committee with the unanimous approval of the delegates.

The First Plenary Meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the GFTUK was held.

Ju Chang Il, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, made public a decision of the plenary meeting.

The Executive Committee of the GFTUK Central Committee was elected.

Ri Won Jong was elected chairman of the Central Committee of the GFTUK and Choe Jong Chol, Choe Song Nam, Pak Yang Thae and Kim Song Ho were elected vice-chairmen.

The Organizing Committee of the Central Committee of the GFTUK was formed.

The chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Central Inspection Commission of the GFTUK were elected.

Department directors of the Central Committee of the GFTUK were appointed.

The congress elected a committee for drafting the decision of the congress with members of the newly elected ninth-term central leadership of the GFTUK, and the committee deliberated the realistic and constructive opinions raised by delegates and supplemented the draft decision.

The decision of the Ninth Congress of the GFTUK was adopted with unanimous approval.

A letter of pledge to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was adopted at the congress. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.05.13.)

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BGSJI and KFA UK on the 46th anniversary of the Kwangju uprising

   

BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 
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                                       London  15th May 2026
The British Group for the Study of the  Juche Idea(BGSJ)) and the Korean Friendship Association of the UK ( KFA UK) ) issued a joint statement on the occasion of the 46 anniversary of the Kwangju uprising in south Korea ;
  46 years ago  the residents of Kwangju city in south Korea on the 18th of May 1980 rose up against the rotten and reactionary corrupt rule of the south Korean fascist puppet regime of Chun Du Hwan and the colonial domination of US imperialism over south Korea. The great leader President KIM IL SUNG said " the heroic popular uprising in Kwangju last May when large numbers of people arms in hand ,shook the fascist rule of south Korea to its very foundations and set the US imperialists and their stooges , the military fascists  atremble with anxiety and fear "

 The Kwangju uprising was a brave and heroic manifestation of the anti -fascist, anti- imperialist struggle of the south Korean popular masses and revolutionaries .
    The Kwangju uprising, which lasted 9 days , added a new chapter to the history of the struggle of the south Korean people for independence ,democracy and reunification .  The participants of the Kwangju uprising showed remarkable courage and determination in the face of intense fascist repression by the south Korean puppet reactionaries and the Yankee imperialists.
    The Kwangju uprising was a great inspiration to the peoples of the third world struggling against neo- colonialism and dictatorial regimes and it was a great example to anti- imperialist and anti -fascist fighters throughout the entire world . The Kwangju up risers fought bravely against the suppression of the armed forces of the south Korean puppet regime backed by the US imperialist aggression troops . The blood they shed was not in vain as one day their deaths will be avenged.
    The Kwangju uprising proved beyond doubt that independence and social change cannot come peacefully , that counter-revolutionary violence must be defeated  by revolutionary violence.
   On the occasion of the  46th  anniversary of the Kwangju uprising we salute the heroic spirit of the Kwangju uprisers .The struggle for the full democratization of south Korea including the abolition of the National Security Law. should be stepped up an expanded. The US troops who are the exploiters and oppressors of the south Korean people must be expelled from the soil of south Korea. Only when this happens can the spirits of the Kwangju uprisers finally rest in peace !.

BGSJI
KFA UK 

Answer Given by DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on May 15 as regards the fact that Britain committed an extremely provocative act of putting the Songdowon International Children's Camp into the recently-issued list of sanctions against Russia:

On May 11, the British Foreign Office included our Songdowon International Children's Camp in the list of sanctions, while announcing "sanctions measures" against Russia's "organizational activities" to "forcibly transfer" and "militarize" Ukrainian children.

Britain's such reckless act is a heinous unethical politically-motivated provocation to tarnish the external image of our state and disparage the DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation by unreasonably linking our children's camping facility with the groundless issue of "forcible migration" of Ukrainian children.

We strongly denounce and reject the malicious act of the British government which targets even the camp, a sacred base for education and growth of children, for achieving its purpose of political machination.

So far, Britain has followed zealously the U.S. acts of hostility toward the DPRK, taken issue in every way with the exercise of sovereign rights of our state and participated in the war drills against the DPRK at any time, thus systematically aggravating the bilateral relations.

The British government's recent designation of the Songdowon International Children's Camp as a target of "sanctions" as part of its conspiratorial moves to demonize Russia is an intolerable insult to our dignified state and proves that its hostility toward the DPRK is exceeding the limits.

Now that Britain has committed such reckless acts as toying with even the rights and interests of the children that our state values the most, we have the adequate rights to counter London's malicious behavior.

The British government will be wholly responsible for all the consequences to be entailed from its grave hostile act toward our state. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.05.15.)

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Participants in Ninth GFTUK Congress

Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, had a photo session with the participants in the Ninth Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea on May 14.

The venue of the photo session was filled with great excitement and joy of the participants who took part in the significant congress held amid the great interest of the working people across the country out in the struggle for a new stage of transformation in socialist construction and had the highest honor and happiness they wished for even in their dreams.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue, a stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" burst out.

All the participants paid the highest tribute to him, who respectfully put forward our working class and trade union members as the core unit of the revolution and self-reliant vanguard and bestowed deep trust and love on them so that they could demonstrate the proud honor of the socialist patriotic workers in the van of the struggle for national prosperity.

Comrade Kim Jong Un met and congratulated the newly elected chairman and vice-chairmen of the 9th Central Committee of the GFTUK. And he appreciated the efforts of the meritorious trade union officials and members.

Acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers of the participants, he encouraged them who glorified the Ninth Congress of the GFTUK as a significant occasion for demonstrating cohesion and revolutionary disposition of our working class and trade union members rallied close around the Party and accelerating the all-people advance for implementing the Party's decisions.

He said that in the last five years after the Eighth Congress of the GFTUK, our working people fully demonstrated their intense loyalty to the Party, patriotic consciousness and inexhaustible creativity. He highly appreciated that the outstanding feats of the working class, who broke precedents, went beyond limitations and proved that anything is possible to push ahead with the overall socialist construction, and the role of the GFTUK in mobilizing the ideological power served as a great strength for the Party which ushered in the great pioneering period of the comprehensive rejuvenation.

He stressed that there is no such group in the world as the reliable and loyal working class as they firmly defend the cause of the Party, being a fortress of unshakable faith no matter how frequently the times are changed and a generation is replaced by a new one. He added that the Party Central Committee is vigorously waging the struggle of new-stage transformation for the eye-opening development of the state, believing in the strong revolutionary disposition and patriotic loyalty of all the working people including the heroic workers.

The period of gigantic transformation facing us requires the constant active vanguard role of the working class, the main force of creation and construction, and their extraordinary efforts, he said, stressing that it is the basic task facing the working class and trade union members at the present stage of socialist construction to give fuller play to the fighting spirit of self-reliance and self-sufficiency in all spheres of ideology, technology and culture with absolute confidence in the Party's lines and policies.

Noting that all the workers and trade union members should play a vanguard role for the change of times and dynamically lead the whole country to attain the new five-year goal under the uplifted banner of the three revolutions, he emphasized that it is important for the GFTUK to fulfill its mission and duty as an organization for ideological education in firmly preparing them as a revolutionized and patriotic core force for national development and powerful vanguard for carrying out the three revolutions.

He expressed expectation and belief that all the participants in the congress would become standard-bearers and core elements leading the rapid development of all sectors and units in the worthwhile struggle to build a powerful and prosperous country through more fierce, innovative and determined struggle, and had a meaningful photo session with them.

When the photo session was over, the participants broke into enthusiastic and thunderous cheers, representing the faith and pledge of the working class and trade union members to remain boundlessly loyal to the leadership of the Party.

All the participants made a firm determination to fully demonstrate the self-respect, pluck, resourcefulness and courage of the heroic DPRK working class, socialist workers, and more vigorously struggle for the prosperity of our glorious country and the promotion of the wellbeing of our people, bearing in mind the great trust shown by Comrade Kim Jong Un. -0-