Tikhanovskaya returns to the Deane home in Raheens where she ‘always felt loved’
Tikhanovskaya was around 12 when she first arrived on the Deane’s doorstep, the same summer Lukashenko rose to power.The Belarus mother of two recounted blissful memories of picnics with the Deanes involving minerals, biscuits and crisps, and trips to Knockshigowna Hill — where seven counties are visible from the summit on a clear day.
“I always felt here that I was a loved person, these people took care of me, it’s a feeling of overwhelmed emotions.” The Irish couple who have made several “nervous” trips to Belarus over the years where they were monitored by authorities, and said the threat from Lukashenko to his own people is very real.
“This girl also came here for many years so it is frightening for everybody. Lukashenko has shown that nobody is out of reach, when he can send up a fighter jet and take down a plane load of innocent people, just to take one away.
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