Zaw Lin Htut is a member of the Peacock Generation satirical poetry troupe that specializes in the traditional art form of Thangyat, a type of slam poetry. In December 2021, he was arrested by military officers while on his way to a protest. He was sentenced to three years in prison in April 2022 on the charge of incitement and transferred to Insein prison. On May 3, 2023, Zaw Lin Htut was released on “humanitarian grounds.”