Christina Abdulahad
@christinaabdulahad.bsky.social
Senior Advocacy Coordinator, Human Rights Watch @hrw.org
📍Stockholm, Sweden
📍Stockholm, Sweden
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Israel's 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank camps amounts to war crimes, HRW says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ethnic-cleansing-west-bank-refugee-camps-amounts-war-crimes-hrw-says
Israel's 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank camps amounts to war crimes, HRW says
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of forced displacement, widespread destruction, and blocking Palestinians from returning home
www.middleeasteye.net
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Israel's 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank camps amounts to war crimes, HRW says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ethnic-cleansing-west-bank-refugee-camps-amounts-war-crimes-hrw-says
Ny rapport från @hrw.org: Israels tvångsförflyttning av 32 000 palestinier i tre flyktingläger på Västbanken utgör krigsförbrytelser, brott mot mänskligheten och etnisk rensning. Den största massfördrivningen sedan 1967.
Läs mer här: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@nadiahardman.bsky.social
Läs mer här: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@nadiahardman.bsky.social
West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said ...
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ny rapport från @hrw.org: Israels tvångsförflyttning av 32 000 palestinier i tre flyktingläger på Västbanken utgör krigsförbrytelser, brott mot mänskligheten och etnisk rensning. Den största massfördrivningen sedan 1967.
Läs mer här: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@nadiahardman.bsky.social
Läs mer här: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@nadiahardman.bsky.social
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In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.
In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.
In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
🚨New @hrw.org report finds #Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity + ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 #Palestinian refugees from 3 refugee camps, prevented return + systematically destroyed parts of the camps.👇
hrw.org/node/392462
hrw.org/node/392462
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
🚨New @hrw.org report finds #Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity + ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 #Palestinian refugees from 3 refugee camps, prevented return + systematically destroyed parts of the camps.👇
hrw.org/node/392462
hrw.org/node/392462
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With conflict globally reaching a level not seen since the post-WWII era, better responses to the impact of conflict on women’s rights are urgently important. Conflicts and crises harm women and girls in ways far beyond sexual violence. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
What Escalating Conflict Means for Women and Girls
Conflicts and crises cause harm based on gender. Because women and girls across the globe experience legal, economic, and cultural discrimination, they also experience the impacts of conflict in disti...
www.hrw.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
With conflict globally reaching a level not seen since the post-WWII era, better responses to the impact of conflict on women’s rights are urgently important. Conflicts and crises harm women and girls in ways far beyond sexual violence. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Almost a year ago, the fall of #Assad marked a historic shift after decades of atrocities, giving Syrians renewed hope for truth, justice and redress.
HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law.
🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law.
🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Almost a year ago, the fall of #Assad marked a historic shift after decades of atrocities, giving Syrians renewed hope for truth, justice and redress.
HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law.
🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law.
🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
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In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
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Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...
www.ohchr.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on October 30 during the APEC Summit in South Korea.
The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system.
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The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system.
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Trump, Xi Attacks on Rights a Challenge for APEC Summit
The U.S. and Chinese governments’ attacks on the international order are undermining global institutions and efforts that many governments in the rest of the world care deeply about, and have invested...
www.hrw.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on October 30 during the APEC Summit in South Korea.
The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system.
Learn more:
The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system.
Learn more:
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Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Russian Forces Deliberately Attack UN Aid Convoy
On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.
www.hrw.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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”Skydd av minoriteter är centralt i en demokrati. Det är värt att påminna om, när vi nu går in i en valrörelse.
Och heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt är ett samhällsproblem som angår oss alla.”
Och heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt är ett samhällsproblem som angår oss alla.”
– Medan de misshandlade mannen skrattade de, säger ett vittne.
Aktivklubbkillarna sprang, en heilade. Kvar låg en 42-årig man med rötter i Mellanöstern med fem utslagna tänder och hjärnskakning.
Skriver om rasistiskt njutningsvåld och om Sveriges nazistiska tradition.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Aktivklubbkillarna sprang, en heilade. Kvar låg en 42-årig man med rötter i Mellanöstern med fem utslagna tänder och hjärnskakning.
Skriver om rasistiskt njutningsvåld och om Sveriges nazistiska tradition.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Niklas Orrenius: Heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt angår oss alla
Fyra män ur nazistiska Aktivklubb Sverige åtalas för flera våldsdåd. De verkar i en lång, mörk tradition som vi svenskar är alltför bra på att glömma.
www.dn.se
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
”Skydd av minoriteter är centralt i en demokrati. Det är värt att påminna om, när vi nu går in i en valrörelse.
Och heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt är ett samhällsproblem som angår oss alla.”
Och heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt är ett samhällsproblem som angår oss alla.”
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Varför försvinner rasistiskt våld ständigt från det kollektiva minnet? ”För att majoritetsbefolkningen uppfattar högerextrema dåd som extrema avvikelser i den egna gruppen, enskilda rötägg som gruppen inte behöver ta ansvar för.”
– Medan de misshandlade mannen skrattade de, säger ett vittne.
Aktivklubbkillarna sprang, en heilade. Kvar låg en 42-årig man med rötter i Mellanöstern med fem utslagna tänder och hjärnskakning.
Skriver om rasistiskt njutningsvåld och om Sveriges nazistiska tradition.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Aktivklubbkillarna sprang, en heilade. Kvar låg en 42-årig man med rötter i Mellanöstern med fem utslagna tänder och hjärnskakning.
Skriver om rasistiskt njutningsvåld och om Sveriges nazistiska tradition.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Niklas Orrenius: Heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt angår oss alla
Fyra män ur nazistiska Aktivklubb Sverige åtalas för flera våldsdåd. De verkar i en lång, mörk tradition som vi svenskar är alltför bra på att glömma.
www.dn.se
October 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Varför försvinner rasistiskt våld ständigt från det kollektiva minnet? ”För att majoritetsbefolkningen uppfattar högerextrema dåd som extrema avvikelser i den egna gruppen, enskilda rötägg som gruppen inte behöver ta ansvar för.”
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”De är alla mycket trovärdiga och samstämmiga. De hematom
och skador som de uppvisar stärker också deras berättelser om vad de varit med om. Alla har också berättat för mig att de berättat för UD-personalen om vad de varit med om.”
Aftonbladet följer upp sin granskning, läs!
och skador som de uppvisar stärker också deras berättelser om vad de varit med om. Alla har också berättat för mig att de berättat för UD-personalen om vad de varit med om.”
Aftonbladet följer upp sin granskning, läs!
”Det är ren lögn” – de fängslade om ministerns påstående
Både utrikesministern och en hög chef på UD hävdar att ingen av de fängslade svenskarna i Israel berättade något om misshandeln, då ambassadpersonal kom på besö
www.aftonbladet.se
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
”De är alla mycket trovärdiga och samstämmiga. De hematom
och skador som de uppvisar stärker också deras berättelser om vad de varit med om. Alla har också berättat för mig att de berättat för UD-personalen om vad de varit med om.”
Aftonbladet följer upp sin granskning, läs!
och skador som de uppvisar stärker också deras berättelser om vad de varit med om. Alla har också berättat för mig att de berättat för UD-personalen om vad de varit med om.”
Aftonbladet följer upp sin granskning, läs!
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As @kajakallas.bsky.social & EU foreign ministers discuss sanctions for ongoing Israeli crimes, kind reminder that a ceasefire stops:
✅ Bombs (does it, really?)
❌ Occupation
❌ Apartheid
❌ Torture
❌ Forced displacement
❌ Unlawful detentions
❌ Impunity
Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC
✅ Bombs (does it, really?)
❌ Occupation
❌ Apartheid
❌ Torture
❌ Forced displacement
❌ Unlawful detentions
❌ Impunity
Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
As @kajakallas.bsky.social & EU foreign ministers discuss sanctions for ongoing Israeli crimes, kind reminder that a ceasefire stops:
✅ Bombs (does it, really?)
❌ Occupation
❌ Apartheid
❌ Torture
❌ Forced displacement
❌ Unlawful detentions
❌ Impunity
Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC
✅ Bombs (does it, really?)
❌ Occupation
❌ Apartheid
❌ Torture
❌ Forced displacement
❌ Unlawful detentions
❌ Impunity
Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Euro-Parliament adopted flagship report to address & prevent transnational repression - bold step for defenders worldwide.
There should be no impunity when repressive states target critics beyond their borders.
Thanks @chloe-ridel.fr for important work!
www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
There should be no impunity when repressive states target critics beyond their borders.
Thanks @chloe-ridel.fr for important work!
www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Euro-Parliament adopted flagship report to address & prevent transnational repression - bold step for defenders worldwide.
There should be no impunity when repressive states target critics beyond their borders.
Thanks @chloe-ridel.fr for important work!
www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
There should be no impunity when repressive states target critics beyond their borders.
Thanks @chloe-ridel.fr for important work!
www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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By embedding #LGBTIQ+ equality in #EU external action, the new strategy positions the EU as a global defender of LGBTIQ+ rights.
Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy
This month, the European Commission released its LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030, a renewed and ambitious step in the European Union’s commitment to equality, inclusion, and human rights.
www.hrw.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
By embedding #LGBTIQ+ equality in #EU external action, the new strategy positions the EU as a global defender of LGBTIQ+ rights.
Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Låt inte Gui Minhais rättvisa kvävas av Kina, skriver
Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/0VM...
Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/0VM...
Låt inte Gui Minhais rättvisa kvävas av Kina
Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan tio år efter kidnappningen
www.aftonbladet.se
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Låt inte Gui Minhais rättvisa kvävas av Kina, skriver
Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/0VM...
Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/0VM...
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🧵 As #EU governments prepare to meet amid a fragile #Gaza ceasefire, pressure is mounting for them to "drop the stick" they never used on #Israel
Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #EUCO #FAC ⤵️ 1/7
Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #EUCO #FAC ⤵️ 1/7
Ceasefire or Not, EU Should Keep Pressure on Israel to End Abuses
As European Union leaders and foreign ministers prepare for meetings to discuss the situation in Israel and Palestine, some of their representatives in Brussels, and Israel’s new ambassador to the EU,...
hrw.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Tomorrow marks 10 years since China kidnapped Gui Minhai.
On that very day, Sweden’s foreign minister visits Beijing. If human rights are a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy, they should be front and center, starting with renewed efforts to bring Gui Minhai home.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
On that very day, Sweden’s foreign minister visits Beijing. If human rights are a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy, they should be front and center, starting with renewed efforts to bring Gui Minhai home.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Sweden-China Relations Should Focus on Rights
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard will visit China this week “to promote Swedish priorities regarding economics, trade and security policy.” Unfortunately, the announcement makes no me...
www.hrw.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tomorrow marks 10 years since China kidnapped Gui Minhai.
On that very day, Sweden’s foreign minister visits Beijing. If human rights are a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy, they should be front and center, starting with renewed efforts to bring Gui Minhai home.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
On that very day, Sweden’s foreign minister visits Beijing. If human rights are a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy, they should be front and center, starting with renewed efforts to bring Gui Minhai home.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av kidnappningen av den svenske förläggaren Gui Minhai. – Det enda acceptabla resultatet av utrikesministerns resa är att min pappa följer med henne hem, säger Angela Gui, dotter till Gui Minhai.
RSF till utrikesministern: Kräv Gui Minhais frigivning under Kina-besöket - Reportrar utan gränser
Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards pågående statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av bortförandet av den svenske medborgaren Gui Minhai. I ett öppet brev uppmanar Reportrar uta...
www.reportrarutangranser.se
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av kidnappningen av den svenske förläggaren Gui Minhai. – Det enda acceptabla resultatet av utrikesministerns resa är att min pappa följer med henne hem, säger Angela Gui, dotter till Gui Minhai.
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal.
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
October 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal.
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
Den här veckan markerar 75 år av Sverige–Kina-relationer – och 10 år sedan Gui Minhai bortfördes.
När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan.
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4...
@manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org
När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan.
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4...
@manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org
Bör vara en självklar del under samtalen i Peking
DEBATT. Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Kina denna vecka “för att främja svenska prioriteringar inom ekonomi, handel och säkerhetspolit
www.aftonbladet.se
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Den här veckan markerar 75 år av Sverige–Kina-relationer – och 10 år sedan Gui Minhai bortfördes.
När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan.
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4...
@manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org
När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan.
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4...
@manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
The October ceasefire in Gaza has brought some desperately needed relief after two years of atrocities. But much more needs to be done.
Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.
Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The October ceasefire in Gaza has brought some desperately needed relief after two years of atrocities. But much more needs to be done.
Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.
Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Reposted by Christina Abdulahad
Skickade regeringen en instruktion till ambassaden i Tel Aviv om hur Greta Thunberg och de andra svenska deltagarna i nödhjälpsflottiljen skulle hanteras? Den tidigare toppdiplomaten Jan Eliasson ställer sig frågan och vill att regeringens roll ska klargöras.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...
Jan Eliasson: ”Regeringens hantering av Greta behöver klargöras”
Greta Thunberg och hennes medfångar vittnar om tortyr under fångenskapen i Israel. Nu reagerar två tidigare utrikesministrar på UD:s hantering. – Jag har svårt
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Skickade regeringen en instruktion till ambassaden i Tel Aviv om hur Greta Thunberg och de andra svenska deltagarna i nödhjälpsflottiljen skulle hanteras? Den tidigare toppdiplomaten Jan Eliasson ställer sig frågan och vill att regeringens roll ska klargöras.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...