| Russian authorities have expelled a Christoph Wanner, a reporter for Deutsche Welle, from the conflict-wracked republic as he was working on a report about a German aid organization. Wanner had been taken into custody on Thursday, accused of working without the required oversight by Russian authorities. He had been in Chechnya working on a report for Deutsche Welle television, DW-TV, highlighting the reconstruction work being carried out by German aid groups, particularly the Hammer Forum, an organization which offers medical assistance for children in war-torn regions and build hospitals. |