The remarkable act of one British journalist means that we are now able to relive his kidnapping, after he hid a memory card up his anus.
Phil Cox was captured, chained and tortured by Sudanese authorities for more than six weeks, but has now produced a film about his ordeal.
Cox, along with his colleague, Daoud Hari, crossed the border into Sudan back in December 2016 with the aim of reporting on the misfortunes of the people in the Darfur region.
The pair were soon kidnapped by armed military personnel who had been tracking their movements.
Credit: Channel 4 News
Advert
A 'capture or kill' bounty was put on their heads for more than £250,000.
The two men were chained to a tree in the desert near the Jebel Marra Mountains for a week, and beaten.
Quick-thinking Cox tricked his capturers into filming themselves on his camera. He led them to believe that they were taking pictures, when all along they were unknowingly filming the whole scenario.
He then took the memory card out, and after wrapping it in some black plastic, hid it inside himself.
Their ordeal did not stop there. They were transferred to the Sudanese authorities who threw them into the famous Kobar Prison in Khartoum.
Even on the flight from El Fasher to Khartoum, Cox and Hari were threatened to be thrown off the plane.
Cox said: "The plane was taxiing, and I started to shout, to beg for my life. My body swayed with the movement of the plane.
"Then I heard the voice of the security chief from the offices in El Fasher. 'Be a man,' he said to to me, and laughed."
The contents of the memory card are now to feature as a two-part film on Channel 4 News, who originally commissioned Cox and Hari to report on the illegal migration through Sudan.
Credit: Channel 4 News
Advert
They also investigated allegations of Sudanese government attacks on their own people in Dafur, using chemical weapons.
The capture lasted 40 days, during which time Cox was beaten, given electric shocks with a cattle prod, and subjected to a mock execution.
Hari was released first, on January 18, while Cox was released 14 days later, on February 1.
Sudanese officials has told UK and American authorities that Cox had been 'pardoned' by President Omar al-Bashir.
According to officials, however, their intention to investigate Amnesty International's claims of chemical weapons showed their involvement in 'planned activities harmful to national security'.
Channel 4 news editor, Ben de Pear, said: "We sent Daoud and Phil to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Sudan, but we never thought that they themselves would fall victim to these horrific abuses.
"They were beaten, tortured and electrocuted, simply for being journalists. Their story from within the belly of the Sudanese security state is one of the most frightening we have ever broadcast on Channel 4 News."
Credit: Channel 4 News
Advert
The commitment, and bravery, shown to the cause by these two journalists will be aired on Channel 4 News on April 5 and 6 at 7pm.
The story will show, to some extent, exactly what sort of terrors the ordinary people of Sudan are facing day-to-day.
Featured Image Credit: Channel 4 NewsTopics: Channel 4