Early in the #pandemic, 50+ publishers committed to make #COVID-related articles #OpenAccess through #PubMedCentral that would not otherwise have been OA. Many of these commitments are now expiring.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/Access-Coronavirus-related-Articles-PubMed-Central.html

"Most of the articles…will remain available in #PMC and available for bulk distribution and reuse, and all citations will remain searchable in PubMed; however, some publishers retained the right to remove their content and have requested to do so."

h/t @MelissaHagemann

We really need to make private military companies #pmc s like #blackwater & #pmcwagner illegal in #america imagine #jan6th but instead of the idiot #proudboys have #blackwater #pmc in the capital yeah outlaw them now

Seems #Russia has assassinated #PMC #Wagner leader #Prigozhin after his failed coup attempt, shooting down the plane he was flying on.

Pune district minister Chandrakant Patil has instructed PMC officials to allocate ₹40 crore to address water, drainage, streetlight, and traffic issues in Wagholi.
#PMC #Wagoli #Patil
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pune-district-guardian-minister-allocates-40-crore-for-water-drainage-streetlight-and-traffic-issues-in-wagholi-101692207181219.html

Blackwater paved the way for Wagner | Russia-Ukraine war | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/8/12/blackwater-paved-the-way-for-wagner

"The use of contractors in the US ‘war on terror’ inspired Russia and other powers to outsource war."

For those who may have forgotten this.

#PMC #Contractors #Wagner #Blackwater

Officials said that the PMC main office, central building and collector’s office may be considered as priority zones. Similarly, Kharadi IT Park, Magarpatta, Phursungi IT offices and Yerawada IT Park may be considered priority zones
#PMC
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pmc-mulling-extending-priority-zones-beyond-schools-to-include-govt-private-offices-101691519343559.html

I thought I was following the #Wagner/ #FarRight / #Dugan stuff quite closely
but didn't see that connection coming up. Actually, gunna have to listen to this episode a second time (at least).
@fulelo

#Russia #Niger #NazBol #PMC #Africa #Mercenaries #colonialism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g3kky8 #TheGlobalJigsaw #BBCWorldService

Since July 31 was the last day to take advantage of a 5 to 10 per cent property tax rebate, many people attempted to pay their taxes online or at citizen service centres
#PMC #Aug
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pmc-extends-deadline-for-rebate-on-property-tax-to-aug-2-101690828492336.html

Some details emerging of Putin's meeting with #Wagner #mercenaries and #Prigozhin (likely in the #Kremlin ) 5 days after their #mutiny . They were allegedly offered the option to stay in #Russia under Wagner commander “Sedoy” ; Prigozhin is reported to have said that the fighters won’t do that ; #Putin was reportedly talking about them not being a legal entity, #PMC Wagner doesnt exist, allegedly said the #Russian president - original interview to #Kommersant daily

https://meduza.io/news/2023/07/13/pokazal-im-vozmozhnye-varianty-dalneyshego-prohozhdeniya-sluzhby-putin-o-vstreche-s-chvk-vagnera-i-prigozhinym

@MichaelWestMedia I wonder if #PmC were advising Morrison and Hurley on the simplest way to embezzle $22M out of the public coffer into private hands?
#scottyFromStupid #auspol #corruptPoliticians

Speculation is yet again surrounding possible poisoning of Kadyrov (speculation, also reported in March 2023)

Sorry no confirmation

#Russian #Kadyrov #Poisoning #PMC

Das Humanitäre Völkerrecht unterscheidet zwischen Söldnern und "private military contractors" (PMCs). Anhand der im Ukraine-Krieg aktiven Wagner-Gruppe zeigt Sarah Katharina Stein in "Geschichte der Gegenwart" die Unterschiede auf.
➡️ https://geschichtedergegenwart.ch/wagner-ist-keine-soeldnertruppe-und-das-ist-nicht-so-gut-wie-es-auf-den-ersten-blick-klingt/ ("Wagner ist keine Söldnertruppe – und das ist nicht so gut, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint")
➡️ https://roter-kreis.de/Montreux-Dokument (Enzyklopädie)

#HumanitäresVölkerrecht #HVR #InternationalLaw #IHL #Ukraine #PMC #GdG #Montreux #Söldner #Wagner

#Prigozhin (#WagnerPMC):

"Unser Marsch zeigte ernste Sicherheitsprobleme in unserem Land auf, aber es war nie unser Ziel, das derzeitige Regime und die rechtmäßig gewählte Regierung zu stürzen.”

Wagner sollte zum 01. Juli die Arbeit einstellen. Man habe am 30. Juni Ausrüstung in Rostov übergeben wollen, sei aber angegriffen worden. Deshalb der Marsch, aus Protest.

Lukashenko habe inzwischen die Fortführung von #PMC-Ops unter "einem anderen Rechtsrahmen" vorgeschlagen.

https://t.me/prigozhin_2023_tg/1994

Oh .. hier ist mal eine sehr schöne Aufzählung wer alles zur Kommandostruktur der #PMC #Wagner gehört.

Check it out:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12229365/amp/Wagner-Groups-senior-figures-key-players-25-000-strong-militia.html

@Sicherheitspod Mittlerweile habe ich die Folge zu privaten Militärdienstleistern gehört, kann ich empfehlen. Auch das zweite Thema sehr interessant (Zivilklauseln am Universitäten).

#PMC #Wagner

Sarah Katharina Stein stellt klar: "Kurz zur Gruppe #Wagner, die in #Russland putscht:
Wagner sind keine Söldner. #Söldner ist eine feststehende Kategorie des humanitären Völkerrechts (Art. 47 ZP I). Wagner sind #PMCs (private military company). #PMC's können immer dann eingesetzt werden, wenn ein nationaler oder internationaler Konsens zur Entsendung des Militärs – aus finanziellen oder politischen Gründen – nicht zu erreichen ist."

They don't (and we shouldn't) care who they are fighting for. For those following the news #PMC means "private military contractor" how are these allowed to exist and why aren't all of them targeted as #terrorist groups? https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1220

"Perhaps Prigozhin dreamt he could push Putin into a change at the top of a ministry of defense... But Putin’s address on Saturday morning has eradicated that prospect. This is now an existential choice for Russia’s elite – between the president’s faltering regime, and the dark, mercenary Frankenstein it created to do its dirty work, which has turned on its masters. "
- Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN

#Russia #Wagner #Prigozhin #Putin #MOD #PMC

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/24/europe/russia-putin-wagner-prigozhin-analysis-intl/index.html

Nen Warlord mit zehntausenden Männern einzusetzen, ist das eine. Dem dann noch auf die Füße zu treten, das andere.
Männer, ey... 🙄
#Prigozhin #Prigoschin #Russland #WarOnUkraine #Wagner #WagnerGroup #PMC

Last year, the Pune traffic police had faced criticism for their failure to effectively regulate the traffic while citizens had condemned the PMC for waterlogging and potholes on roads
#CP #SOP #PMC #Pune
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/after-last-year-s-blame-game-cp-sends-sop-to-pmc-for-mitigating-monsoon-in-pune-101687109315958.html