Thousands march in North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, calling for justice for the victims of a devastating nightclub fire and an end to corruption. Fifty-nine people were killed, and nearly 200 others were injured in the blaze that ripped through Club Pulse in the eastern town of Kocani during a hip-hop concert on March 16. More than 30 people, including high-ranking officials, are suspected of breaching security standards.
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00:00We are here to protest against the system, the government and corruption in our country
00:25because everyone is crying to have a budget to go on a trip, to go on a yacht, to go to a private school
00:32and the children are dying from the fire, from the insulation, from the pyrotechnics at the concert.
00:38The girls of my generation are dying. The children of my generation are dying.
00:43We are not machines! We are not machines!
00:50The rights of the children! The rights of the children!
01:05We are responsible for our children's tragedies, for everyone who was involved in their tragedies.
01:12But we also take responsibility for the recent tragedies that are happening in our country.
01:17We also take responsibility for the recent tragedies that are happening in our country.