Sentence examples for wave of oppression from inspiring English sources

The report details a wave of oppression including attempted illegal land grabs and false criminal charges against the indigenous Garifuna families who live next to the resort.

There is, however, a paradox in the wave of oppression: the harsh laws being enacted may be a measure not of failure but of success, a reaction to gay and lesbians asserting their political identity and rights as never before.

They stand strong and use moral persuasion and the courts of law to challenge this tidal wave of oppression.

The group has been banned, and many of its assets seized – but this is unlikely to be the end for a group that has weathered several waves of oppression in its life-time.

This is part of an occasional series examining the causes and impact of a global wave of migration driven by war, oppression and poverty.

This they did, leaving the Holland innings as futile as waving a banner for freedom in the face of oppression.

"We can understand the Jordanian worry and concern regarding the possibility of forced eviction and a new wave of immigration, due to Israeli pressure and acts of oppression by the occupation troops," the newspaper said.

Pakistan's security forces have waged five waves of brutal military oppression, sometimes with U.S. weapons systems, which has been widely decried by international as well as Pakistani human rights organizations.

Black LGBT people are making waves like never before in our world, visibly leading to break down systems of oppression that harm Black people.

Oppression is not the wave of the future; it is the desperate tactic of a few backward-looking men.

Corruption is but one form of oppression.