Belarusians prepare to march despite police threat to open fire

Belarusian protesters are due to stage a new march on Sunday against strongman Alexander Lukashenko in defiance of authorities’ threat to open fire in an increasingly dangerous standoff between the opposition and the regime. “They are discussing it, and many are ready to join,” Antonov told AFP. Opposition Telegram channel Nexta Live, which has coordinated protesters and is followed by more than two million subscribers, said the Sunday protest…