Suddenly, the American paper ’Boston Globe’ came up with a front page story on Persecution of Egyptian Copts by police. According to the paper, police committed brutal acts of torture, beating them up, electrocuting them, and threatening to rape women. In another development, the paper said Bishop Wissa was held for trail, accused of provoking sectarian strife [but this was really to] punish him for protesting against these violations.

Two days later, the Sunday Telegraph published a front page report accusing Egypt’s police of crucifying, nailing people on doors and raping the Copts in Al-Kushh village of Sohag.