That doesn’t absolve them of responsibility for her welfare.
At the very least, under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Swedish diplomats have the right to visit Thunberg, verify her condition, and ensure she’s being treated according to international standards. Continuing to monitor the situation like this makes sure that Thunberg is not feeling isolated and makes sure her captors do not get any (further) funny ideas.
For another, there are all sorts of pressure tactics they can use, if her welfare is danger. They could summon the Israeli ambassador to formally express concern, they can push the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs to issue a joint statement or demand investigation into her treatment.
The article above mentions “dehydration” and “insufficient amounts of both water and food”.
In addition:
One of the deported activists who arrived at Istanbul airport on Saturday recounted shocking details of what he described as ‘brutal assaults’ on some activists during their detention, telling reporters: “They dragged little Greta (Thunberg) by her hair in front of our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her as a warning to others.”
Given these kinds of reports of beatings, dragging by the hair and degrading treatment, diplomats would need to make sure to keep meeting with her and keep pressuring to get to the bottom of any mistreatment allegations.
Since Greta waived her right to immediate deportation and chose to remain in detention, I’m not sure what you are expecting the Swedes to do.
That doesn’t absolve them of responsibility for her welfare.
At the very least, under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Swedish diplomats have the right to visit Thunberg, verify her condition, and ensure she’s being treated according to international standards. Continuing to monitor the situation like this makes sure that Thunberg is not feeling isolated and makes sure her captors do not get any (further) funny ideas.
For another, there are all sorts of pressure tactics they can use, if her welfare is danger. They could summon the Israeli ambassador to formally express concern, they can push the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs to issue a joint statement or demand investigation into her treatment.
Swedish diplomats did meet with her, as did a lawyer.
In danger from what…bed bugs? Prison food?
The article above mentions “dehydration” and “insufficient amounts of both water and food”.
In addition:
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2025/10/04/greta-thunberg-israel/
Given these kinds of reports of beatings, dragging by the hair and degrading treatment, diplomats would need to make sure to keep meeting with her and keep pressuring to get to the bottom of any mistreatment allegations.
Cool story bro. Curious how Greta didn’t mention any of those events to the embassy staff…,
Sigh…
Are you familiar with the concept of …time? That things can happen to somebody after they have first been seen by the Swedish diplomats?
Plus, the dehydration stuff is already in what the Swedish diplomats report from the first time they saw her.
Not sure if you’re debating in good faith anymore.