Tag: students
Hyesan school shifts cooking exam costs to students
A technical senior middle school* in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, is drawing parent complaints over a new requirement. Students in its hotel cuisine class had...
North Korean elementary students keep two diaries to hide feelings
Some elementary school students in parts of North Korea are keeping two separate diaries, with one written for school censorship and the other holds...
North Korean students resent piri in Kim Jong Un’s gift instruments
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave musical instruments to a lower secondary school in Ryanggang province last year. Now the school has assigned...
N. Korea shifts school repair bills from parents to factories
Attendance is improving at schools in Kimchaek city, North Hamgyong province. Authorities there have eased a longstanding practice that forced students and parents to...
A teen’s vow to catch leeches moves North Koreans to tears
A high school sophomore in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, recently finished mandatory military training. The training is run by the Red Youth Guard, a paramilitary...
North Korea targets university students in media crackdown
North Korea's state youth organization has ordered a special crackdown on banned foreign media. It has named university students as the "primary target," a...
North Korea pushes fourth weeding round, straining mobilized workers
North Korean authorities are demanding a fourth round of rural weeding this year, up from the usual three, mobilizing workplaces, neighborhood units and students...
North Korean schools shift focus to Kim Jong Un idolization
North Korea's cabinet-level education ministry has ordered schools nationwide to devote more of their daily ideology sessions to Kim Jong Un's personal achievements, scaling...
Children of top Pyongyang scientists detained for reading banned novels
Three teenage children of some of North Korea's most privileged scientists were arrested in Pyongyang in 2026 after being caught secretly reading banned South...
North Korea student punished for birthday party, parents and teacher hauled...
A high school student in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, was subjected to a public criticism session in June 2026 after inviting classmates home...
