Editing 2012 (section)

===January===
*[[January 4]] &ndash; The [[Cicada 3301]] internet hunt begins.
* [[January 12]] &ndash; Peaceful protests begin in the [[Romania]]n city of [[Târgu Mureș]], protesters expressing solidarity towards certain figures in the medical field and calling for the resignation of president [[Traian Băsescu]]. The protests would soon spread through all of the country, marking the start of a long [[2012–2015 unrest in Romania|civil unrest in Romania]], lasting up to [[2015 Romanian protests|November 2015]].
* [[January 13]] &ndash; The passenger cruise ship [[Costa Concordia disaster|''Costa Concordia'' runs aground off the coast]] of Italy, causing 32 deaths.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-01-14|title=Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia accident eyewitness accounts|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16561382 |first1=Alexis |last1=Akwagyiram |access-date=2022-01-23|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123132730/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16561382|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-03-22|title=Costa Concordia: Five more bodies found|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17472345|access-date=2022-01-23|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123132733/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17472345|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Iran–European Union relations]]: the [[European Union]] adopts an [[embargo]] against [[Iran]] in protest of its continued effort to enrich [[uranium]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Jonathan Marcus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16674660 |title=EU Iran sanctions: Ministers adopt Iran oil imports ban |work=BBC News |date=2012-01-23 |access-date=2012-05-06 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011231029/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16674660 |url-status=live }}</ref>