Thirty-five people and three institutions are on trial. Prosecutors say years of failings turned the venue into a death trap.

More than 30 people accused of public safety offences over the deaths of 63 people in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia in March went on trial on Wednesday.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of North Macedonia's capital, demanding justice for the victims of a deadly nightclub fire.

North Macedonia's ruling conservatives cemented victory in a local election runoff on Sunday, winning just over two-thirds of the mayoral contests in both rounds, leaving opposition Social Democrats far behind and dashing their hopes of an early general election.

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By Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje Four days before the defendants are due to go on trial over the catastrophic nightclub fire in North Macedonia’s town of Kocani, the families of the victims, attending a concert by the popular hip-hop duo DNK,