The Nagiying mosque in southern China's Yunnan Province is at risk of demolition due to what authorities say is a 2020 court ruling that expansion work was illegal. The mosque was built in the 13th century AD and is now a center of worship and education for the Hui Muslim minority in the province.
Hundreds of Chinese Muslims gathered in front of the mosque to prevent its demolition, and the demonstrations turned into clashes between riot police and demonstrators. China's ruling Communist Party imposes restrictions on manifestations of religiosity of any kind.