"The mosques in many cities have become places where the government monitors people's religious activity, and those in charge of the mosques have to cooperate," said Dilxat Rexit, a spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress based in Sweden. (excerpt) Source: http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-imam-killed-20140730-story.html
Cameras keep watch on men coming to pray recently at Id Kah mosque in Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang region. Many Muslims resented security measures permitted by head imam Juma Tahir, who was stabbed to death Wednesday, July 30.