According to Greta, the guards had picked up Swedish insults and repeatedly called her a “whore.”

Thunberg described her time in detention as terrifying and surreal. Detainees were confined in metal cages, forced to stand overnight, and threatened with gas. She added that guards regularly disrupted sleep by shaking cell bars and shining flashlights.

”The guards completely lack empathy and humanity, and they kept taking selfies with me. There’s a lot I don’t remember — so much was happening at once. You’re in a state of shock. You’re in pain, but you enter a stage where you try to stay calm.”