Sentence examples for resist oppression from inspiring English sources

Any believer who has the means and strength to stand up and resist oppression is commanded in very unequivocal terms to fight against it until it is quelled.

I learned a lot from your essay about the situation on the ground, and about how ordinary political activists like the ones you called Myant Min and Hnin Se resist oppression by the Burmese authorities.

Then on August 26 it introduced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, proclaiming liberty, equality, the inviolability of property, and the right to resist oppression.

The hunger strike I staged gave me a positive outlet to resist oppression and radicalisation simultaneously, but for thousands of prisoners that is not the case, although they cling on to hope.

This is the message now sent to protesters around the nation who have been finding novel and peaceful forms of expression to resist oppression – who have been protesting in reaction to police violence, not causing it.

[A8] CLERIC'S REVERSAL -- The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who led an uprising against occupation forces this spring, issued a statement pledging to resist "oppression" and calling the new government "illegitimate," The Associated Press reported.

Throughout history, writers have resisted oppression, lies and censorship with their work.

We are being punished simply for resisting oppression and striving for justice.

One of the show's themes — resisting oppression — may feel attuned to the current political climate in the United States.

When you are resisting oppression and injustice, you are fighting for more than just your own small family.

"Though this statue is of one man, it should in actual fact symbolise all those who have resisted oppression, especially in my country".