Physical situation of two Gonabadi dervishes who have been on an austere hunger strike for more than 25 days now is deteriorating and they are in critical condition.

According to received reports to Majzooban Noor, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri who are being held in Adel Abad prison are in dire health condition.

Since yesterday morning 19th of Bahman 1391( Feb 7 2013) that Kasra Nouri’s physical conditions has been reportedly deteriorating over time, Adel Abad prison infirmary refuse medical care to this prisoner of conscience.

It should be reminded that, on 15th of Bahman 1391(Feb 3, 2013) despite the poor physical conditions of two dervishes, they were forced by the security forces and prison authorities to sign a letter stating that they have good physical health and they do not need any medical treatment and health care!

These two Gonabadi dervishes who are behind bars for more than 16 months in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison , lunched the hunger strike to protest illegal transfer of seven Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyers and Majzooban Noor website managers to solitary confinement of Evin prison on 27th of Dey 1391 ( Jan 15, 2013).

Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri by expressing concern about dir health of Hamid Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou, required prison officials to transfer back seven Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyers and Majzooban Noor website Managers to the general ward of Evin Prison. They are entering the fourth week of a hunger strike and currently, dizziness, excessive weight loss and gaunt and pale face are warning signs of their dire health condition.

Their families have expressed their growing concern over their health risk and said that if anything happens to jailed Gonabadi dervishes who are behind bars in Adel Abad and Evin prisons, the authorities will be responsible for that.

The families have also warned to break their silence about lack of timely care and treatment of two dervishes particularly, Saleh Moradi.

It is important to say that, without any trail these two dervishes have been confined in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison for more than 16 months on charges of “Propaganda against the regime”, “Acting against national security”, “Deviant group (Majzooban Noor) membership” and “Interviews with foreign media, Radio Farda”, and they have not yet received a definitive sentence till now. It seems that, after 17 months, their case is under investigation in Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court.