"To oppress the people" means to treat or control a group of people in a unfair and cruel way, denying them their basic rights, freedom, and opportunities, leading to their suffering and hindering their progress. Full definition
For reasons set up in the Oakland, Calif. - set 1992 prologue, he's got ambitions for the throne, and a fervent belief in getting stunningly advanced weaponry in the hands of oppressed people of color throughout the world. (chicagotribune.com)
The struggle for freedom on the part of oppressed people in general and of the American Negro in particular has developed slowly and is not going to end suddenly. (religion-online.org)
On the whole, Israel has proven to be a failed experiment, a country of oppressed people who turned into the oppressors, actually becoming worse than the Nazis with their treatment of the Palestinians. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)