'Heinous act of revenge': Bahrain death sentences surge by 600%

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The use of the death penalty in Bahrain has dramatically escalated over the past decade, specifically since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, a new report has found.
42% : The death penalty has been imposed on a scale "never seen before", especially targeting those connected to political opposition, it noted, as several had attended pro-democracy protests.
39% : In its recommendations, Reprieve and BIRD urged the Bahraini government to implement an "immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty, pending a full review of all capital cases to identify allegations of torture".
32% : The Gulf island kingdom has also claimed Iran trained and backed the demonstrators in order to topple the Manama government - an accusation Tehran denies.

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