in 2005 / Motive Confirmed
| Name | Organization | Date | Location | Type of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan al-Bayati | TG3 | July 23, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Ahmed Adam | Al-Mada | May 15, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Ahmed al-Rubai'i | Al-Sabah | April 1, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Ahmed Hussein Al-Maliki | Talafar al-Yawm | November 7, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Ahmed Jabbar Hashim | Al-Sabah | April 1, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Ahmed Wael Bakri | Al-Sharqiyah | June 28, 2005 | Iraq | Crossfire |
| Ali Ibrahim Issa | Al-Hurriya | April 14, 2005 | Iraq | Crossfire |
| Allah Noor | Khyber TV | February 7, 2005 | Pakistan | Murder |
| Amir Nowab | Associated Press Television News and Frontier Post | February 7, 2005 | Pakistan | Murder |
| Bardhyl Ajeti | Bota Sot | June 25, 2005 | Serbia | Murder |
| Daif al-Gahzal al-Shuhaibi | Freelance | June 2, 2005 | Libya | Murder |
| Dharmeratnam Sivaram | TamilNet and Daily Mirror | April 29, 2005 | Sri Lanka | Murder |
| Dolores Guadalupe García Escamilla | Stereo 91 | April 16, 2005 | Mexico | Murder |
| Duniya Muhyadin Nur | Capital Voice | June 5, 2005 | Somalia | Dangerous Assignment |
| Elmar Huseynov | Monitor | March 2, 2005 | Azerbaijan | Murder |
| Fadhil Hazem Fadhil | Al-Hurriya | April 14, 2005 | Iraq | Crossfire |
| Fakher Haider | The New York Times | September 19, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Firas Maadidi | As-Saffir and Al-Masar | September 20, 2005 | Iraq | Murder |
| Gautam Das | Samakal | November 17, 2005 | Bangladesh | Murder |
| Gebran Tueni | Al-Nahar | December 12, 2005 | Lebanon | Murder |