[Page 6] Rodong Sinmun - June 20, 2025, Friday   

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Bright Smiles in the Embrace of Benevolent Love

At the Songchon School for the Hearing Impaired

The Great Leader Kim Jong Il taught:

"Through real life, our people are convinced that our socialist system is the most superior, providing them with a civilized and happy life."

In Songchon County’s Jaegol-ri stands the Songchon School for the Hearing Impaired, where students study under state benefits, nurturing talents according to their hopes.

Visiting on the Disabled Persons’ Day, we found many gathered for a performance.

Principal Kim Yong Rim shared that this year, the Party strengthened education for the disabled, deepening the day’s significance.

Our disabled protection work began post-liberation.

The Great Leader Kim Il Sung, amidst nation-building, included in the 1946 Labor Law provisions for disabled workers’ living conditions, initiating this work.

During the war, he prioritized honoring wounded veterans, extending warm care.

Later, educational institutions for the disabled arose nationwide, including this school.

The disabled enjoy shadow-free, happy lives thanks to our Party’s loving policies.

The two-story school, dormitories, and amenities are neat and tidy. Lush trees and fruit trees create a botanical garden-like atmosphere, aiding education.

The school, fully equipped under Party and state care, offers specialized education and extracurricular activities like tailoring, volleyball, and art, nurturing students’ talents.

Dormitories and dining halls reflect state benefits, with regular fish supplies and priority access to Songchon’s local industrial products.

The performance featured group dances, gymnastics, and music, climaxing with the recitation "The Leader’s Embrace Is the Best" and song "We Have Nothing to Envy in the World," moving parents to tears.

The students’ bright, confident performances expressed gratitude to the motherland:

"We always sing of our grateful motherland!"

Yes, in the embrace of socialist Korea, which cares more for the sick and wounded, the disabled envision brighter futures.

Leaving, we inwardly cheered: "The ever-grateful motherland guards your future. Study and soar freely in its embrace!"

By Om Su Ryong

Morning Scenes at a Fulfilling Workplace

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said:

"All officials, Party members, and workers must deeply realize their lofty mission before the Party, revolution, motherland, and people, and contribute to building a powerful nation by excellently fulfilling their revolutionary tasks."

A new morning dawns at the Pyongyang Locomotive Depot.

Whistle blasts pierce the morning air as workers, brimming with pride, enter the gates, greeted by bulletin boards celebrating their achievements.

Broadcast propaganda vans energize the compound with militant songs, invigorating strides.

Locomotive horns resound anew. Sunlight glints on tracks, and trains awaiting departure signals refresh spirits.

Applause erupts—a freight train crew, including engine driver Rim Kwang Hun, receives flowers and accolades.

Veteran engine driver Jong Chol Su, a model for youth, remains the depot’s treasure.

Repair teams, under slogans like "One for All, All for One," bustle diligently. Some, after night shifts, volunteer extra shifts.

The depot thrums with innovation flames. As locomotives depart, the spirit of advance and innovation will spread nationwide, accelerating our motherland’s progress.

Truly, the joyous morning scenes at this fulfilling workplace encapsulate our transforming country’s grand creation and vibrant advance.

By An Song Il

Aggressors Bringing New War to Middle East Cannot Evade Responsibility for Destroying International Peace

DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Statement

Israel’s indiscriminate large-scale military attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran on June 13, a reckless act of state terrorism, risks full-scale Middle East war, drawing global condemnation.

Violating international law and the UN Charter, Israel’s brutal aggression tramples sovereign states’ territorial integrity, constituting unpardonable crimes.

The DPRK sternly condemns this act.

The current crisis exposes Israel as a Middle East peace saboteur and global peace wrecker, backed by the US and West.

Despite world outcry, Israel escalates attacks on Palestine’s Gaza and West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria, massacring civilians and causing humanitarian crises.

The international community condemns not Iran’s legitimate self-defense but the US and West’s warmongering.

Zionists and their backers, plunging the Middle East into war, will bear full responsibility for destroying international peace.

June 19, 2025, Pyongyang

Iran Vows Never to Surrender

On June 18, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared Iran unshaken by conflict with Israel, resisting all pressure.

Praising the people’s courageous response to Israel’s foolish aggression, he warned that US military intervention would bring irreversible consequences.

President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized national unity as key to overcoming challenges.

21 Arab, Islamic, and African Nations Condemn Israel’s Attack on Iran

On June 16, 21 nations condemned Israel’s dangerous attack expansion since June 13, warning of regional peace and stability destruction.

They stressed respect for neighborly sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Israel’s Continued Massacres

On June 17, Israeli forces attacked aid seekers in Gaza’s Khan Younis, killing 50 and injuring 200.

Gaza health authorities reported critical shortages, hampering treatment.

[KCNA]

Photos: Civilians Under War’s Scourge in Gaza

Russian Foreign Ministry Mocks G7 Summit

On June 17, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova ridiculed the G7 summit in Canada, calling it a confirmation of colossal losses from anti-Russia sanctions—a "self-inflicted gunshot."

China Condemns Western Unilateral Coercive Measures

On June 16, China’s UN envoy denounced Western unilateral coercive measures at the General Assembly, branding them as tools of hegemony and power politics that violate the UN Charter.

Accidents Worldwide

Vietnam reported 1,508 fires and explosions in five months, killing 44 and injuring 53.

On June 16, a bus-truck collision in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal killed 20. A Kolkata market fire destroyed many shops.

[KCNA]

Commonwealth of Independent States Achieves Economic Growth Through Joint Efforts

Despite Western pressure, CIS nations achieve steady economic growth.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu noted on June 17 that while the West sows discord, CIS GDP grew by 4.4% in 2024, matching global rates.

Russia-CIS trade rose 7.1%, with nearly 90% in national currencies.

A June 5 CIS prime ministers’ meeting signed cooperation documents on industry, technology modernization, and machinery.

Despite Western attempts to exploit weaknesses, CIS nations recognize unity as key to regional security and development.

Eurasian Economic Union, CSTO, and SCO cooperation strengthens.

May’s joint WWII victory celebrations and an upcoming October summit highlight CIS solidarity.

By Jang Chol

Efforts to Combat Desertification

Tanzania marked World Day to Combat Desertification on June 17, urging collective action.

A national plan promotes tree planting to mitigate drought effects.

[KCNA]

   World Knowledge   

The Leipzig Trial

Held from September 21 to December 23, 1933, this fascist trial targeted communists after the Reichstag fire.

Hitler’s regime, seizing power in January 1933, brutally suppressed the Communist Party.

Fabricating a communist "uprising signal," they passed emergency laws banning freedoms and arrested Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov and others.

In court, Dimitrov exposed the arson as a Nazi plot, backed by global progressive outcry.

Cornered, the Nazis acquitted the communists.

By staff reporter