article_snippet: But Lee Kuan Yew was also a divisive figure, attracting criticism for stifling media freedom and for the harsh treatment of political opponents.
article_snippet: China ranks 150th in Reporters Without Borders' 2014 Media Freedom Index, putting Borders' 2014 Media Freedom Index just above the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico and Iraq.
article_snippet: The New York Times, The Economist, the International Herald Tribune and the Asian Wall Street Journal have all been targeted with the "judicial harassment" employed by the Lee family, according to the media watchdog.
article_snippet: The ranks of the opposition, civil society and labor movement have been decimated in the last 50 years through imprisonment without trial and criminal prosecution, and nearly every newspaper, TV channel and radio station is owned and run by the state," Dr. Chee Soon Juan said.
highlights_snippet: Lee Kuan Yew faced criticism for stifling media freedom and the harsh treatment of political opponents .