On the night of August 16th 2017, three police officers dragged 17-year-old schoolboy Kian delos Santos through a filthy alleyway in the sprawling Philippine capital of Manila and shot him three times in the head. Witnesses heard Kian pleading with the officers before he was executed, telling them he had exams the next day. The cops then left his body slumped next to a pigsty as they claimed he pulled out a gun and started blazing.
Kian’s murder sparked unprecedented outrage. 5,000 mourners showed up for his funeral which turned into a protest march with signs reading “Stop the Killings” and "Run, Kian, Run."
