Forces of the national security ministry of Azerbaijan arrested and jailed Fars News Agency (FNA)'s correspondent in Baku, the agency said.

According to FNA dispatches, the security forces raided the house of the FNA correspondent on Thursday, Feb 16 night and arrested him without any specific charge.

During the attack in the Nardaran neighborhood, many other political activists were also arrested.

The move is seen as part of Azerbaijan's recent anti-Iranian move as Baku had earlier expelled the official representative of the Islamic republic news agency as well, the agency said.

Meantime, political observers also believe that the wide-scale arrests by the Baku government are aimed at intimidating and pressuring the opposition activists.