<p>Prom Jarana, a land rights activist and member of the Assembly of the Poor, who was detained by the military on Thursday mornng has been released, according to the Assembly of the Poor.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Assembly reported on its Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=588260557958106&amp;id=220615904722575">page</a>&nbsp;at 10.30pm that the 65-year-old activist safely arrived his house around 8pm of Thursday.&nbsp;</p>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>About five military officers at 10.30 am on Thursday detained a land rights activist and active member of the Assembly of the Poor at his home in the Buriram Province, after a week of tension between the military and villagers over a land issue, according to the Assembly of the Poor.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Prom Jarana, 65-year-old land rights activist and active member of the Assembly of the Poor, a grassroots network which works to promote land rights, was taken from his home in Pakham District, northeastern Buriram Province by five military officers. </div></div>