About Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff

Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is an Austrian mother devoted to the preservation of freedom of speech. A diplomat’s daughter, she was a child in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and later lived in Iraq, Kuwait and Libya. During the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, she was among the Austrian citizens who were held hostage. She subsequently worked as assistant to the Vice Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, at the Austrian Embassy Kuwait, and the Austrian Embassy Tripoli, Libya.

In 2009 she was initially charged with “hate speech” under Austrian law for factually accurate assertions she made during a seminar on Islam, regarding statements in the Hadith on child marriage. In February, 2011, she was convicted of “denigrating the teachings of legally recognized religion in Austria” in a Vienna courtroom and paid a fine. The case was later accepted for decision at the European Court for Human Rights. A verdict was handed down in late 2018, an appeal denied.

Sabaditsch-Wolff has represented the German NGO Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa at several meetings over the past decade of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, at the “Human Dimension” meetings in Vienna and Warsaw, most recently in 2022.

Sabaditsch-Wolff has testified on her case and the situation in Europe in addition to her work at the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) before members of Congress. She also addressed Tea Party meetings in Minnesota, Texas, and Washington and numerous ACT! for America meetings in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Florida, Texas, Montana, Washington, Colorado, and Kansas, as well as in Montreal, Canada.

She has also spoken several times at Ahavath Torah Synagogue in Stoughton, MA. She spoke at a conference hosted by the American Freedom Alliance in Los Angeles, CA on the topic of “Islam and Western Civilization – Can they coexist?”. She testified before the Montana House of Representatives judiciary committee on an ALAC bill (American Laws for American Courts) and briefed the Kansas secretary of state on matters of migration into Europe and its repercussions.

Moreover, she was invited to address the Conservative Opportunity Society on Capitol Hill. In 2020, she spoke at CPAC on the topic of freedom of speech. In June 2022, she spoke at the American Freedom Alliance conference on the topic of “Propaganda.” In 2023, she spoke at various Republican clubs and gatherings in Florida urging the preservation of First Amendment rights.

In recent years, Ms. Sabaditsch-Wolff has also been active in protests against the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world. This includes attending and speaking at Marches for Persecuted Christians (and Jews) in Vienna, Austria, and Orlando, Fl, as well as a #JEXIT (Rally against Anti-Semitism and Hate) in Boca Raton, Fl.

Contact:
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
Elisabeth@truthwasmycrime.com