Paing Ye Thu, a member of the Peacock Generation, a satirical poetry troupe, talks to media outside of Botataung court in Yangon, Myanmar, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar judge on Monday extended the sentences of a troupe of satirical performers jailed for mocking the military, in a case that has raised new concern about freedom of expression.
Seven members of the Peacock Generation troupe were arrested in April after taking part in Thangyat, a centuries-old form of poetry and performance that pokes fun at the flaws and foibles of the social and political system.
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