Travel Guide | January 10, 2012 Birtukan pays tribute to Vaclav Havel Ethiomedia | Jan 10, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Pro-democracy activist Birtukan Mideksa spoke on January 6 at a Memorial Tribute to Vaclav Havel at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Washington, DC. Birtukan called Vaclav Havel an icon, and once again re-affirmed her commitment to the reign of democracy and justice in her native country (Video credit: NED). Ethiomedia.com – An African-American news and views website. Copyright 2010 Ethiomedia.com. Email: [email protected] Has trademarking doubled Ethiopian farmers’ income? Ethiopian Politicians on Trial for Terrorism