Bahraini authorities have turned down request by family of Zainab Al-Khawaja to allow her toddler out of prison.

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist, Zainab Al-Khawaja, who is currently imprisoned in Bahrain, received information stating that the sentencing judge confirmed that there is no decision made to release her, according to statements made by her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja on social media.

The BuzzFeed News website revealed that Maryam Al-Khawaja sent screenshots of a handwritten letter by Zainab Al-Khawaja to BuzzFeed News describing her sufferings inside Isa Town Women's Prison along with her 18-month-old son.

The Bahraini authorities announced that human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who is serving 3 years in prison over insulting the king, is to be released for “humanitarian” reasons, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Ambassador Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said Monday that a prominent female activist will be released after spending nearly two months in prison.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja who is in jail with her toddler will be released for "humanitarian" reasons.

The United States Department of State once again called for the release of detained Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja and her infant son, one month after the Bahraini foreign minister pledged in a press conference that Al-Khawaja will be released for humanitarian purposes.

The US Department of State urged the Bahraini authorities to immediately release the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her baby.

The BBC Arabic said that Bahrain announced its intention to release human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who is currently serving a prison sentence, coinciding with the visit the US Secretary of State John Kerry paid to Bahrain.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Bahraini authorities to immediately release the human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, deeming four of the sentences issued against her a violation of “her right to free expression” and another a result of “an unfair trial.”

The Acting Director General of the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre said the sentences against her include a one-year jail term for insulting a public employee in 2013, a two-month sentence for deliberate sabotage in 2014 and another two months over another separate case.

Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, demanded the release of the human rights defender, Zainab Al Khawaja and her one-year-old baby.

The United States Department of State was confronted with questions raised about human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja's arrest for fourth consecutive time.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): A United Nations expert has called on Bahrain to release an activist recently detained along with her year-old son in the island kingdom.

The Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated that it is deeply troubled by the arrest of human rights defender, Zainab Al Khawaja, further expressing concern over the citizenship law, enabling the Bahrain government to revoke the citizenship of activists, as well as the imposed travel bans.

Journalists have raised questions for three consecutive days to the US State Department Spokesperson, during the daily press briefings held in Washington DC, yet there hasn't been a clear call from Washington for the release of human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja and her baby son.

The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen said in a tweet on his personal Twitter account that Denmark raised the case of Zainab Al-Khawaja at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The United States Department of State refrained from urging its ally, Bahrain, to release human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, and only stated that the State Department is monitoring the situation there.

Human Rights First stated that it was alarmed at reports that prominent Bahraini human rights defender Zainab Al Khawaja and her baby were seized from her home today by Bahraini security officers.

Commenting on the arrest of Bahraini human rights activist, Zainab Al-Khawaja, American journalist Nicholas Kristof described Bahrain's action as "disgraceful".