Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ? A combination of isolation, despair and humiliation has driven a Bahraini captive to attempt suicide at least nine times – one as recently as Monday – at the U.S. interrogation center for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his lawyer said Friday.

Jumah Dossari, 32, tried to yank stitches out of his arm from an earlier suicide attempt last month, according to U.S. military affidavits filed in federal court.

The military defends its treatment of Dossari and says it has provided him with a variety of amusements, including a screening of the Oscar-winning movie “Gladiator” and permission to chat with fellow prisoners while recovering.

Although not yet law, legislation limiting detainees’ court access was approved by the U.S. Senate last week.