In September 2018, the Qatari Al-Ghufran tribe denied recognition of their government. By withdrawing their allegiance to the Tamim regime, the Al-Ghufran tribe signalled to an international audience their displeasure with the disenfranchisement and violence that the Doha government had leveled against them since 2004. Because the Al-Ghufran tribe is one of the largest in Qatar, the political movement led the Egyptian government to recognize the claims of the tribe and address their human rights grievances in Qatar.

Drawing on inspiration from the anti-war protests of the 1950s and 1960s as well as the massive anti-nuclear protests of the 1970s and 1980s, Danish environmental protesters working with the NGO 350.org used large-scale actions to create human banners demanding climate action towards 100% renewable energy. Although this protest in Denmark was only one of over 2,000 in 175 countries, the results were promising. Soon after the collective action, the Danish government passed an updated iteration of their "Our Energy" Plan, which seeks to convert to 100% renewable energy by 2050. Since the passing of this bill, Denmark wind and solar energy alone (themselves making up less than a third of all renewable energy in Denmark) produced over half of the electricity in Denmark.

In September 2018, Syrians held anti-Assad demonstrations in the rebel-strongholds of Idlib and Hama province. The origin of the political discontent dates back to the 2011 Arab Spring protest that took place in Syria fueled by strained socioeconomic conditions and promptly escalated into a multi-sided civil war.