Elderly Syrian woman freed from prison after 40 years

An elderly woman was freed after spending 40 years in the notorious Sednaya prison in Syria, following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad's government.

She was reportedly imprisoned for advising her neighbor against marrying an army officer during the Assad regime.

The woman is now 85 years old. A video circulating on social media showed her, frail but happy, upon her release.

Thousands of Syrian prisoners have been freed following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime, which many described as the "Kingdom of Silence."

Previosuly, Amnesty International raised concerns about 'mass hangings' carried out during Assad’s rule, while the UN highlighted the systemic torture in over 100 detention facilities.

Sednaya Prison, in particular, is infamous for being one of the most horrific torture centers in the world.

Survivors recounted chilling stories of abuse, with prisoners being assaulted with pipes and subjected to electric shocks. Families of thousands of detainees abducted by the regime were left in the dark, never knowing the fate of their loved ones.