By Baghdadhope*
Source: ICC
International Christian Concern has released its annual report about The World’s Ten Worst Persecutors of Christians: Hall of Shame Report for year 2009.
Iraq is not listed among the ten countries examined. let's read why:
... ICC has made every attempt to release a report that is accurate and fair to all persecuted Christians, based upon hundreds of news sources and ICC in-country representatives. Although counties such as Egypt, Iraq, Uzbekistan and the Maldives have been omitted from this year’s list of top persecutors, ICC continues to monitor the severe persecution faced by Christians within their borders.
... It is important to note that a lack of published cases of persecution does not necessarily indicate a more relaxed condition for Christians. Christians are often unwilling to report cases of persecution committed against them from fear that they will attract additional persecution or expose their Christian affiliation to the government. In addition, many of the countries listed here do not have an independent press to report on their behalf, and some countries are considered too dangerous for foreign press to visit. The stories listed in the report below are a mere fraction of the total cases of persecution.