Torkil Lauesen

Torkil Lauesen is a Danish communist writer. From 1971 to 1989, he was a member of the and later a co-founder of the in Copenhagen, supporting anti-imperialist struggle in the Third World, especially in Palestine, by legal and illegal means. In connection with his anti-imperialist work, he has traveled to Lebanon, Syria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Philippines, and Mexico. He is currently a member of the Internationalt Forum and is a board member of the Arghiri Emmanuel Association.
After the Blekingegade Gang's robbery of Købmagergade Post Office on 3 November 1988, Lauesen was arrested on 13 April 1989 and sentenced to ten years in prison on 2 May 1991. He served his prison sentence in Vridsløselille Prison until he was released on parole on 13 December 1995. While in prison, he began studying political science as a self-study master's student at the University of Copenhagen, obtaining his degree in June 1997.
Jesper Langebæk hired him to work as a district councilor in Copenhagen Municipality in 2000, where he worked for several years.

Publications

Lauesen, Torkil. Fra forbedringshus til parkeringshus: magt og modmagt i Vridsløselille Statsfængsel. København: Hans Reitzels Forlag A/S.
Lauesen, Torkil. Nord-Syd konflikten i 90'erne. København: Fangegruppen, Ungdomshuset.
Lauesen, Torkil. Det globale oprør: folkemagt og basisdemokrati mod markedskræfter og statsmagt. København: Autonomt Forlag.
Lauesen, Torkil.. Det globale perspektiv. København: Nemo.
Lauesen, Torkil, trans. Kuhn, Gabriel. The Global Perspective: Reflections on Imperialism and Resistance. Montreal: Kersplebedeb Publishing.
Lauesen, Torkil, trans. Kuhn, Gabriel. The Principal Contradiction. Montreal: Kersplebedeb Publishing.
Lauesen, Torkil. Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World System. Montreal: Kersplebedeb Publishing.
Lauesen, Torkil. The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism. Iskra Books.
Lauesen, Torkil. Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future. Iskra Books.