The following testimonials, allegedly from men in a Saudi Arabian prison, were included in a program aired on Saudi television last winter to promote an amnesty program for Islamist militants. Wanted militants were given one month to turn themselves in or face harsher punishment. Six surrendered. Amnesty International has documented credible allegations of torture in Saudi prisons, including sleep deprivation, whippings, electric shocks, cigarette burns, and nail pulling. Translated from the Arabic.

“I’d heard that there were all kinds of torture: beatings, being strung up, whippings, and abuse. To be honest, this is what stopped me from coming forward…